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`The Ministry of Communications plans to issue a collection of stamps featuring mushrooms annually to introduce Korean mushrooms to the world. Mushrooms are a type of fungi that form large fruit bodies that are visible to the naked eye. At present, approximately 700 species grow in Korea, and this first series of stamps will be comprised of edible and pharmaceutical mushrooms that people are familiar with. Song-I(Tricoloma matsutake Sing.) Its pileus has a diameter of a 25㎝ and its surface varies from yellowish brown to chestnut brown. It grows in pine forests in autumn and is edible. It is found in Korea, Japan, Taiwan and China. Young-Ji(Ganuderma Iucidum Karst.) Its pileus ranges between 5 and 15㎝ and its surface is reddish brown. It grows on the roots and stumps of broadleaf trees, and is used as a medicine. It grows in the Northern hemisphere including Korea. Nu-Ta-Ri(Pleurotus ostreatus Kummer) It has a pileus with a diameter of 5 and 15㎝, and it surface is mooth and moist. Its color is originally white or bluish white or yellowish brown. It grows on the stumps of dead coniferous and broadleaf trees between late fall and spring. It is edible and grows in most parts of the world, including Korea. Pyo-Ko(Letimula edodes Pegler) The diameter of its pileus is between 4 and 10㎝its surface is moist and is either reddish or blackish red. It grows on block and stumps of broadleaf trees between spring and fall. It is edible and can be found in South East Asia including Korea and New Zealand.`