Portal:Fungi/Did you know/11

... that in Mexico, the mushroom Boletus frostii is commonly known as panzia agria, which translates to "sour belly"?
... that the yellow wart is often confused with the fly agaric?
... that the largest specimens of the sandy stiltball fungus have been found growing in floodplains with halophilic vegetation?
... that Geastrum triplex is considered the largest of the earthstar fungi?
... that the puffball mushroom Calvatia sculpta has been described as "a cross between a geodesic dome and a giant glob of meringue"?