Amanita musca<\/em>).<\/p>\nThere are spores (they’re like toadstool\u00a0seeds) under that umbrella so I’m hoping I’ll get more fairy toadstools in the garden.<\/p>\n
Toadstools and mushrooms come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Lots of them are poisonous, so you should never eat one you’ve found growing unless you know it’s safe.<\/p>\n
What will you find when you go exploring?<\/p>\n
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