This was the Native American's way - survival through the use of whatever resources were at hand, including those plants we call mushrooms. The colors, shapes, smells, and curious habits of mushrooms have provided endless hours of study for devoted fans. From painting, photography and microscopic study, mushrooms have given us a better understanding of our complex environment. Forms, Size, and Color Mushrooms will display an infinite variety of size and color. While out in the woods you will discover mushrooms growing side by side that are both grotesque appearing and artistically very pleasant.
Mushrooms vary from pinhead in size to basketballs.
The colors of mushrooms include all the colors of the rainbow. The typical mushroom has a stem with a cap on top, and yet other fungi can look like a bird's nest, lumps of jelly, volleyballs, ocean coral, and stars. Because of their general shape and the type of spore-producing structure, mushrooms have been placed in certain categories. These include gill fungi, tube fungi, shelf fungi, cup fungi, coral fungi, jelly fungi, saddle fungi, and stomach fungi. Mushrooms form a part of the ecology of a forest or grassland.