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To aficionados, fungi are freaky, mystical and overlooked. They’re helping scientists learn more

JESSICA ALLEN CRUNCHED THROUGH fallen leaves among Manzanita trees hunting for something few have spotted before: the Manzanita butter clump — a rare and little-known yellow mushroom found, so far, only along North America’s Western coastlines. It was last seen here in California’s Napa County two years ago, and Allen, a fungi scientist, was keen […]

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