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Kent: Rare and protected fungus found at nature reserve (www.bbc.co.uk)

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A rare and protected fungus has been found at a nature reserve in Canterbury.

The Hericium erinaceus, or lion's mane fungus, has the highest level of legal protection in the UK due to its scarcity. Kent Wildlife Trust said it had been spotted by a visitor.

It is illegal in the UK to collect, uproot or destroy the fungus and anyone doing so could face six months in prison or a £5,000 fine.

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[–] elekitty@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's a pretty common ingredient for vegetarian food; I'm just surprised that could be considered "rare and protected" in some other parts of the world.

That thought just never crossed my mind, like if wild chickens were rare and protected, you know😀