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PHILIPPINE FUNGI - ISSUED DURING GREEN & WILD EXPO 2019

Fungi are abundant in tropical biomes like those present in the Philippines. They come in many shapes and sizes but are all dependent on consuming dead and decaying matter.

Brittle gill fungi (Russula luteotacta Rea). Richly hued, easily identifiable by their red caps and their white stalks.

Earthstar fungi (Geastrumsaccatum Fr.) Characterized by their unique, star-like shape and are distributed widely across the world, like the circular bracket fungi.

Bracket fungi. (Microporusvernicipes (Berk.) Kuntze). Which are banded with brown and white.

Parasol mushroom (Macrolepiotaprocera (Scop.) Singer). A common mushroom and is characterized by its thin stalks and white, brown-mottled cap.

Fungi have many uses. Some are edible and some have provided pharmaceutical benefits, but many others are inedible and even poisonous.