Europe's biggest mushroom

Gordon

他們發現的了歐洲最大的一種蘑菇它覆蓋的區域大約相當於35個足球場大。 瑞士的科學家日前表示，他們發現的了歐洲最大的一種蘑菇，它覆蓋的區域大約相當於35個足球場大。 這個蘑菇發現於瑞士的一個國家公園。這種蘑菇叫做蜜菇，可以食用，但是對樹木的生長極其不利。它所覆蓋的面積足有35公頃，大部分位於地下，科學家們認為它地下部分的年齡至少已經有1000歲了。 發言人Muriel·Bendel說：“蘑菇的大部分位於地下，它們就像一張大網一樣相互交錯，看上去像是鞋帶。這種蜜菇的表面與其它的蘑菇並沒有什麼不同，顏色從褐色到黃色。” 科學家指出，雖然這種蘑菇對人是無害的，但是它巨大的地下組織與樹木交織生長，使得樹木最終會因為缺乏養分而死。 這種蘑菇主要生長在樹根的周圍，一般僅僅在秋天纔可以看到。 盡管這次發現的蜜菇體積巨大，但比起生長在美國的蜜菇則還並不算是大的。 在美國俄勒剛州曾經發現的蜜菇，覆蓋面積達到890公頃，是已發現現存世界上最大的生物體。 美國BBC新聞有講: 'Europe's biggest mushroom' found Swiss scientists have found what they say may be Europe's biggest mushroom - covering an area about the size of 35 football pitches. The fungus is a formidable parasite, which can kill trees Swiss scientists have found what they say may be Europe's biggest mushroom - covering an area about the size of 35 football pitches. The fungus was discovered in a national park near the eastern town of Ofenpass, said the Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Countryside Research (WSL). Spanning 35 hectares (86 acres), the mostly underground fungus is believed to be 1,000 years old, the WSL added. The Honey Mushroom (Armillaria ostoyae) is edible, but it can kill trees. "The majority of the fungus is an underground network that looks a bit like shoelaces," WSL's spokeswoman Muriel Bendel said. "The surface mushrooms look like the normal type you would pick, and are brown to yellow," the spokeswoman added. Although harmless to humans, certain species of the vast underground organism can colonise trees, gradually strangling them, scientists say. The fungus is only visible in autumn, when its mushrooms break through the earth and grow around the roots of trees, the WSL said. The Swiss fungus is considerably smaller than another Honey Mushroom growing in the US. Found in the Malheur national forest in Oregon, that fungus covers 890 hectares (2,200 acres) - making it the largest living organism ever discovered. 你可以到US yahoo.com search下尼個發言人Muriel Bendel,會有尼單新聞.

Gordon

唔知大唔大得過Charles哥...?!