eartharchives:We think of mushrooms as the quintessential fungus. But they’re actually only the frui
eartharchives:We think of mushrooms as the quintessential fungus. But they’re actually only the fruiting body or a few species of fungi. These fruiting bodies (also known as toadstools) bloom like flowers and, much like those do for plants, are responsible for spreading the spores that act like the fungi’s seeds. Don’t be fooled however: fungi as a phylum are more closely related to animals than to plants. -- source link
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