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matter found in plants with leaves. (The plural is 
Fungi.) Toadstools, puff balls and mushrooms are well 
known types of fleshy fungi. We find them growing 
where there is a supply of organic food, such as may be 
Fig. 192.—Dodder wraps about any kind of plant, 
taking nourishment from the stems. 
found on old logs, decayed leaf material in the woods, or 
near stumps and piles of straw. 
Another type of fungus includes the molds and mil¬ 
dews. You may recognize these as the mold on bread, 
moldy ears of corn, and moldy hay or straw. The rots 
