Mushroom thought to ‘fight cancer’ is so rare a cage has been built around it

Mushroom thought to ‘fight cancer’ is so rare a cage has been built around it

Bearded tooth fungi were found at a wildlife centre in southern England (Picture: SWNS)
With tufty mould long enough to give Gandalf a run for his money, there’s a species of mushroom so rare wildlife workers had to cage it off.
The mushroom, known by enthusiasts as hericium erinaceus, has long been compared to a lion’s mane and its species name literally means ‘hedgehog’.
But it’s more popularly…

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