What are five things about a mushroom?

All mushrooms are short-lived even though all aren't fast-growing. Although often thought to be of little nutritional value, many mushrooms in fact are sources of fiber, minerals, and vitamins. Before synthetics, mushrooms were the source of dyes, in all the colors of the spectrum, for wool and other natural fibers. Some mushrooms are edible; and others are medicinal, psychedelic, or toxic. They have spores instead of seeds.