This week to celebrate the return of Jujutsu Kaisen AND Rooted as a weekly podcast, we're asking an important question- What would *really* happen if you ate a dead Man's finger? Find out with me in this weeks episode and be sure to tune in to season 3 starting TOMORROW!

*I am still getting the hang of my new set up, so please excuse the slightly scrappy editing- in 2026 we're working on it AND on letting go of perfection for the sake of progress.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummia

https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/dead-mans-fingers/#:~:text=Dead%20man's%20fingers%20are%20sexual,in%20contact%20with%20each%20other.

https://foragerchef.com/dead-mans-fingers-xylaria-polymorpha/

https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/xylaria-polymorpha

https://helda.helsinki.fi/server/api/core/bitstreams/0c241c08-fe9c-4ffa-a37f-1d9784589ca5/content

https://research.wsu.edu/news/dead-mans-fingers-alien-eggs-and-zombies-unwrapping-the-weird-charismatic-lives-of-fungi

https://krocnews.com/ixp/1172/p/dead-mans-fingers-fungus-minnesota/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9124809/

https://www.thewildroom.com/green-sea-fingers

https://thealgaehunter.com/seaweed-types/codium-dead-mans-fingers/

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/dead-mans-fingers

Welcome back to Rooted! To ease my way back from the break, we're doing a quick review of some of the plants scientists discovered in 2025!

Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-wooly-devil-the-first-new-plant-genus-discovered-in-a-national-park-since-1976-180986117/

This week we are back with another deadly poison and true crime case, this time featuring an old favorite - Hemlock! If you like fun facts, folklore, or story heavy episodes, this one is for you!

PS- sorry it is late! Between the technical difficulties and health issues it was starting to feel like this one might never see the light of day, but here we are! And we'll be back next week with an episode filled with plant secrets, botany drama, and a salacious scheme from rival businesses..I promise it will be worth the wait.