National Museums NI: Fabulous Fungi

• Biology
• Science
• Primary Education

Fabulous Fungi

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You will know more about the features of fungi.

You will be able to discuss why fungi are an important part of ecosystems.

Are mushrooms plants?

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No, mushrooms are fungi!

Fungi is the name for a group of living things that are neither plant nor animal. 

This group includes mushrooms and toadstools.

They are most commonly seen growing in the Autumn in the UK and Ireland.

Where might you find a mushroom or a toadstool growing?

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Fungi feed on decaying plant matter, like fallen leaves or branches. They can be found growing in forests, fields or even on the side of trees!

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How do they grow?

Fungi do not reproduce using seeds like plants, instead they release spores that are typically spread by the wind.

From these spores, a web called a 'mycelium' develops. This is where mushrooms and fungi grow from, and connects them with an underground network of threads.

Some fungi can be eaten by humans, but others cannot. Drag and drop these fungi into the edible or inedible box based on their name.

Edible

Inedible

Oyster mushroom

Chicken of the woods

King Alfred's cakes

Giant puffball

Death cap

Chanterelle

Warning!

It can be very hard to tell some fungi apart, and some of the inedible species are very poisonous, so never touch or try to eat fungi you find in the wild! 

It takes many years of training to safely forage for wild, edible fungi.

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