Good Mushrooms and Bad Toadstools

by Allan Fowler

Explains how mushrooms grow, which ones we eat, and why some are safe to eat and some are not

Genres: Nonfiction, Childrens

31 pages, Library Binding

First published March 1, 1998

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[Ian "Marvin" Graye]

Phallus Impudicus

A phallus
Impudicus,
As fools alike
And Latin
Scholars
Comprehend,
Is neither rude
Nor a type
Of penis,
But instead
It’s like an
Unlucky, yucky
Mushroom.
Understandably,
According to
My wiki,
This very smelly
Toadstool
Is known
Colloquially
As a Common
Stinkhorn.
For those of you
Who are
Structurally
Inclined,
It consists
Of a puffball
Gleba inside
A sporocarp,
Protected by
The universal
Veil of a thick
And poisonous
Whitish volva.
You can find it
In a forest,
Even on a
Magic Mountain.
Thomas Mann
Effused in
Its praise, its form
Suggestive to him
Of love, while
It's said to be
Foul odorous
And evocative
Of death.
It’s noted for
Its spore
Dispersal,
Which is
Sickly sweet
And sticky.
So be careful
Not to hold
A toadstool
Near your
Moistened mouth,
Lest when
It’s squeezed
And in its
Final throes,
It flays and sprays
Parfumed powder
Droplets
On your lips
And on your chin,
Not to mention
Up your nose.



SOUNDTRACK:

The Soft Boys - "My Mind Is Connected to Your Dreams"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5bEkI...

[Simon Wojtaszek]

Interesting facts and great photos! We love fungi!

[Sam Wojtaszek]

Interesting facts with great photos. We love fungi!