Mushroom

thumb|right| A mushroom (or toadstool) is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. Quotes thumb|If you think about stories like Alice in Wonderland or other types of fairy tales, mushrooms always seem to have a kind of mysterious power. ~ Shigeru Miyamoto Down in a valley, by a forest side,Near where the crystal Thames rolls on her waves,I saw a mushroom stand in haughty pride,As if the lillies grew to be his slaves;The gentle daisy, with her silver crown,Worn in the breast of many a shepherd’s lass;The humble violet, that lowly down,Salutes the gay nymphs as they trimly pass;Those, with a many more, methought complain’dThat Nature should those needless things produce,Which not alone the Sun from others gain’d,But turn it wholely to their proper use:  I could not choose but grieve, that Nature made  Such glorious flowers to live in such a shade. William Browne, "The Mushroom" If you think about stories like Alice in Wonderland or other types of fairy tales, mushrooms always seem to have a kind of mysterious power. Shigeru Miyamoto, quoted in Laura Sydell, "The Legendary Mr. Miyamoto, Father Of Mario And Donkey Kong", NPR (June 19, 2015) External links Category:Food and drink Category:Fungi