The picture on the right is of mushrooms. People eat some kinds of mushrooms, but they aren't plants or animals. Mushrooms are a type of fungus.
Mushrooms grow in many shapes and colors. Some are very small and some can be quite large.
Mushrooms grow in the wild, but most of the mushrooms that people in the United States eat are grown by farmers. You should never eat a mushroom you find growing outside unless an adult you trust says you can. Some mushrooms are poisonous and can hurt you.
Mushroom Facts
Some mushrooms glow in the dark.
Mushrooms grow from spores.
Mushrooms don't need sunlight to grow like plants do.
The type of mushroom shown in the picture above was the model for the mushrooms in "Super Mario Brothers."
Here is a fun mushroom coloring sheet.
Here is a fun mushroom coloring sheet.
