This common biennial with sticky seedpods influenced one of the most useful modern fasteners while also serving as a food ...

Tamarind (imli) adds a tangy flavour to many dishes, but its high moisture content makes it prone to mould and fermentation.

Shelf fungi or brackets of turkeytails, artist fungus and horse’ hoofs can be found now. Such fungi differ from mushrooms by being tougher flesh and lasting longer (often for years).

Strawberries could get an extended shelf life thanks to a new edible coating. Fruit coated with the biofilm lost less weight ...

“I’m probably a little too close to watch the show—especially the fruiting bodies,” she says. “Sometimes they would show a person who is dead up against a wall, and the fruiting structures look life ...

Shelf-like fungi growing from your tree could be "the tip of the iceberg," plant experts say. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 80°F. Monday, June 23rd 2025 eNewspaper.

Types Of Fungi That Grow On Trees. Different fungi grow on trees, including cap fungus, shelf fungus, and jelly fungus. These fungi feed on injured, decomposing, and dead wood.

Necklace and earrings made of shelf fungus and hand colored by artist Penny Lane. MATT GENTRY | The Roanoke Times A collection of Woodland Wonders jewelry by Floyd County artist Penny Lane.

A growing number of New Yorkers are perusing the city’s parks for a cornucopia of locavore treats from wild berries to top-shelf fungi.

Harrisburg, Pa. — Seven U.S. states have a mushroom as one of their emblems, but Pennsylvania isn't one of them — yet.

And anyone can do it: You just have to learn how to find the right fungi, and how to cook with them. What’s in season Edible mushrooms grow nearly year-round in Georgia.

These are prime mushroom times in most years, but not this year. Mushrooms in the woods and lawns were few during these weeks. Once some earlier summer ones faded, we found almost none of these fungi.