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These are highly prized for dying fabrics. They tend to turn all black as they get older which has led to them being given another name: "the bear poop fungus" because a few too many dyers have gotten their hands unspeakably dirty in eagerness to reach for what they thought was this mushroom.

I don't dye fabric myself but I was able to give this one away to a friend who can put it to good use.

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[โ€“] flango@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 2 days ago
[โ€“] Creativity@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

Huh, I did not think that'd produce greenish shades. Neat