Large Fungus Discovered in China

Posted on July 29, 2013

A huge fungus bigger than a tire was found in China's Jianshui County. A large clump of the mushrooms can be seen in this video. A woman is also seen posing next to the clump in a BBC News report. BBC News is reporting that the mushroom clump is a meter in diameter and weighs 15 kilograms. It is not known whether the mushrooms are edible.

The giant fungus clump has over 100 caps on stems that were all attached at the base of the fungus. It is definitely huge. Take a look:


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