Whenwetalkofplants,mostofuswillthinkofthingsthatgrowfromthegroundandhavegreenleaves,butthereareplantsthatdonotlookoractlikeotherplants.Someofthesebelongtoaspecialclassofplantscalledfungi.
Fungimayappearalmosteverywhere.Theycommonlygrowinwetplaceswheretheycangetfoodandwatereasily.Becausefungidonothavegreenleavestomaketheirownfood,butfungimusttaketheirfoodfromanimals,otherplantsorwater.Somefungiliveondeadorrotting（腐烂的）wood,whileothersgrowonlivingtreesorindirtormoss(苔藓).Mushrooms(蘑菇)arethebest-knownfungi.
Therearemanykindsofmushroomsappearinginallshapesandsizes.Forexample,cauliflower(菜花)mushroomsarefoundinforestsfromJulytoOctober.Theycangrowtobeasheavyasfiftypounds!Theygrowatthefootoftrees.Squirrel's(松鼠)breadisanotherkindofwildmushroom.Itsappearanceandusecanexplainitsname.Thesefungilooklikesmallgoldencakes.Squirrelscaneasilyeatthemorcarrythemofftotheirholetoeatlater.
Themushroomsfoundinfoodstoresarecarefullygrownbypeoplewhoknowtheyaresafetoeat.Peoplearewarnednevertotouchortastewildmushroomsbecausesomeofthemaredeadly.Evenlessdangerousonescanstillmakeapersonverysick.
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