![]() She marvels at the symbiotic relationships mushrooms form with other organisms, and how some reproduce-Pilobolus crystallinus, she notes, disperses its spores at a speed of 32 kilometers per hour. a hint of earthly flavor”) of various fungi. “Biology is not my best subject,” she writes, and though she explains a few mycological mysteries (for example, how the enzymes of the Aspergillus tubingensis can break down plastic), her talents come to bear when describing the shape (“a whitish woolly cylinder”), smell (“an active aroma of climbing damp and shifting soil”), and taste (“mildly nutty. Novelist Whiteley ( Skyward Inn) ruminates whimsically on her experiences foraging, cooking, and researching mushrooms. ![]()
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