A fungus among us

I read several years ago that the largest living organism is a fungus that grows in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

A fungus. A mycelium. The basis for mushrooms.

I don't remember what kind of was and I don't want to take the time to look it up. I just thought it was interesting.

Around here, people go into the woods in the spring looking for morells. I've never found any but I have been given some and I can say they they were fantastic when sauteed in butter!

The ones I saw most often when I was a kid were in cow pastures and were most likely of the psylicibin variety.

I think I'd rather eat the non-trippy kind.

5 minute freewrite prompt fungus

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