Villagers in southwest China have discovered a clump of massive mushrooms, a news website reported.
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.
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Villagers hailed the find as the “king of mushrooms”, the report said.
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”.
