> Just a bit of a correction and noted that root is in quotes but the
> mycelium is the vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of a network of
> fine white filaments (hyphae). The mushroom is the fruiting body only. So
> similar to an apple tree the entire tree is the mycelium and the apple is
> the mushroom. Paul Stamets and WSU are doing some very interesting work on
> the question of bees collecting fugal extracts and we have discussed that
> here but I doubt that it is in overwintered coffee grounds.
>
You correctly got the reason I put roots in quotes since I could not rely
on memory other than it began with an M.:) The talk included both Stamets
and WSU. I thought it interesting that coffee grounds were used as a
mushroom growing medium and that bees were attracted to the mycelium.
Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine
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