Marasmius rotula, the pinwheel mushroom, is a fungus in the family Marasmiaceae. Widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, it was first described scientifically in 1772 by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli. The mushrooms are characterized by thin whitish caps up to 2.0 cm (0.8 in) wide that are sunken in the center and pleated with scalloped margins. The wiry black hollow stalks measure up to 8.0 cm (3.1 in) long by 1.5 mm (0.06 in) thick. On the underside of the caps are widely spaced white gills, attached to a collar encircling the stalk. The mushrooms grow in groups or clusters on decaying wood such as moss-covered logs and stumps. Spore release is dependent upon sufficient moisture. Dried mushrooms may revive after rehydrating and release spores for up to three weeks, much longer than most gilled mushrooms. Although the mushrooms are not generally considered edible, they produce a unique peroxidase enzyme that is attracting research interest for use in bioengineering applications. (Full article...)
Nice work--seen your reverts quite a few times in the Huggle queue JustBerry (talk) 01:00, 16 December 2016 (UTC)
You're almost making me mad...
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...because you keep reverting the vandalism before I can. Literally seconds before I can. I'll click rollback because of vandalism and it'll say error because you already did it. Props to you! ɯɐɔ (talk) 05:41, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
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You keep beating me to fixing vandalism! Keep up the good work. mjwilson (Talk/Contrib) 18:48, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
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Keep up the great work! GlassCobra 20:13, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
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You have been consistent, cool, nice and friendly and you are true Wikipedian Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 19:41, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
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