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How many species of mushroom are there?

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There are over 5,000 species of mushrooms in the United States.

While many kinds of mushrooms are safe to eat, be sure that you are with someone who knows how to properly identify and cook mushrooms. About 12 species of mushrooms are known to be fatal and there is no cure for mushroom poisoning.

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There are aprroxmately 625 types of Mushrooms in the world. 67% of these are inedible howerver but the other 33% taste very nice on toast.

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