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Posted on May 18, 2007 in Rock Creek Park BioBlitz 2007 | 0 Comments
A fungi team led by scientists from the Mycological Association of Washington collected about 35 species in four hours, including this Laetiporus sulphureus, nicknamed "chicken of the woods." Why? When you cook it, it tastes like chicken.
Photograph by Mark Christmas/NGS
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Species Count: 152
POSTED BY NANCY GUPTON/BIOBLITZ TEAM AT 7:35 PM
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