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We Build LEGO Woodland Mushrooms, the First Fungi-Themed Set in the Botanical Collection
LEGO’s Woodland Mushrooms is the first fungi-focused model in its Botanical Collection, and the reviewer considers it one of the most visually appealing sets they have built. Its organic, layered forest-floor design and varied construction stages help distinguish it from more repetitive LEGO builds, although the tightly packed details can be fiddly to assemble.
The set contains 806 pieces, costs $79.99 and comes in seven bags, placing it at just under 10 cents per piece. It recreates several fungi and plants, including fly agaric, oyster mushrooms, golden chanterelles, autumn crocus and bracken, using vivid purple, yellow and red alongside browns and greens. The reviewer praised the cohesive colours, asymmetry and dense final display, but said builders need patience and careful hands for the smallest components.
In short
- LEGO’s fungi-themed Botanical set is praised for its organic, colourful design.
- The 806-piece set costs $79.99.
- Dense details create a striking display but make assembly fiddly.
Explained simply
LEGO’s Botanical Collection is a range of buildable plant models designed mainly for display. Its sets turn familiar flowers and greenery into arrangements made from plastic bricks, often with parts chosen to suggest leaves, stems and petals.
Fungi are organisms such as mushrooms, which grow in many shapes and colours and are distinct from plants. This set brings several kinds of fungi together with woodland plants, including bracken and autumn crocus, in a forest-floor scene.
The set is part of LEGO’s wider effort to offer models for adults and display-minded builders as well as toys for play. Its detailed arrangement shows how brick-built designs can represent less familiar natural subjects, while small pieces may make assembly more demanding.