Mushroom

Mushroom are items that made its first appearance in Sonic & Knuckles''. ''It is a type of fungus appeared in the fauna of Sonic's world and the World of Camelot, that serves as bounce object for the player.

Appearance
It takes the same look of the mushroom in our real life, however its umbrella is usually orange and wide, with a long stalk that emerges downward, setting it on the ground.

Sonic & Knuckles
In Sonic & Knuckles, it is mostly appeared in Mushroom Hill Zone. Where large amounts of mushrooms live in its forests. It can be used to gain some height in the air, when the player bounces at one of its umbrellas.

Sonic Heroes
They made their next appearance in both of Frog Forest and Lost Jungle. In Sonic Heroes, they are made in three-dimensional space, having the same exact look of Sonic & Knuckles, but their stalk is smaller''. ''They can be used after raining it by the one of the era's green frogs, to make it grow in size and be useful. However, raining it by a black frogs, cause it to return back smaller.

Sonic and the Black Knight
In Sonic and the Black Knight, it is much smaller and gives some light. They appeared in both Dragon's Lair and Crystal Cave. To use it in gameplay, the player has to go through one of them to jump, and then press the jump button once the player returned to it, to bounce higher in the air.

Sonic Generations
Mushrooms appeared in the 3ds version of Sonic Generations, in both Classic and Modern versions of the Mushroom Hill Zone. Like in Sonic & Knuckles, they are used to reach higher areas.