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[Environmental]
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2/6/2009
5:38:09 pm EST
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Fungi One Of The Good Guys
Author: Tim Lockley Source: Sun Herald (MS)
Title: FUNGI ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS
Stinkhorns are emerging a little early this year and, unlike previous years, the ones I’m seeing aren’t the “Dead Man’s Fingers” that I’d normally expect. They’re Ravenel’s stinkhorn. Most of the time, the fungus is unseen and, more importantly, unsmelled; its fine strands of mycellia grow in the soil, feeding on dead organic material. Mushrooms are the Earth’s greatest decomposers. They are an important part of the environment, helping to break down dead material into simpler compounds that create a healthy, fertile soil. When a fungus matures, and when the weather is just right, it produces a fruiting structure — the mushroom.
Pagan peoples in Europe thought the appearance of stinkhorns predicted whether they would have a good crop that year. They were partially right, but for the wrong reason.
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