Stats

Lifespan

Annual

Size

Large

Diet

Decomposer

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Spores

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Uncommon

About

This fungus grows on decaying hardwood logs in humid subtropical forests. Its cap surface is covered in coarse, stiff hairs that point toward the center.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   spore

   A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
2. 2.
   mycelium

   A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
3. 3.
   fruiting body

   A mature fruiting body emerges to release the next generation of spores.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Agaricales

Family

Pleurotaceae

Genus

Pleurotus

Species

Pleurotus levis