Hygrophoropsidaceae
Scientific name: Hygrophoropsidaceae
Hygrophoropsidaceae
Scientific name: Hygrophoropsidaceae
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Description
Hygrophoropsidaceae is a family of mushrooms that contains the false chanterelle, a nonedible doppelgänger of the chanterelle mushroom, which is a delicacy. Hygrophoropsidaceae is a saprophytic fungus, which means it's kind of a plant vampire, since it makes the tree it lives on rot and then takes nourishment from this decayed material.
Species of Hygrophoropsidaceae
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