This article is about fungi. For use in food, see Edible mushroom. For other uses, see Mushroom (disambiguation).
"Toadstool" redirects here. For other uses, see Toadstool (disambiguation).
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. Toadstool generally denotes one poisonous to humans.[1]
