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Chinese villager finds the ‘king of mushrooms’

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The huge mushrooms have become a tourist attraction. Photo: Yunnan.net

Villagers in southwest China have discovered a clump of massive mushrooms, a news website reported.

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The fungi, some of which are 83.5cm high, were found by a farmer foraging for mushrooms near a village in Tengchong in Yunnan province, Yn.yunnan.cn reported.

“I’m 81 years old and have never seen such a big mushroom in my life,” the farmer was quoted as saying.

Villagers hailed the find as the “king of mushrooms”, the report said.
An expert says the huge fungi are edible. Photo: Yunnan.net
An expert says the huge fungi are edible. Photo: Yunnan.net

The largest has a diameter of 40cm, leading villagers to call them “elephant foot”.

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