Stats

Lifespan: A few weeks
Size: Large
Diet: Decomposer
Biome: Temperate grassland
Range: Worldwide
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Spores
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Common

About

This large fungus grows in grassy pastures and open woodlands across temperate zones. Its cap expands up to thirty centimeters wide and features a sliding ring on the stalk.

Life cycle

1.
spore
A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
2.
mycelium
A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
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: Agaricaceae
Genus: Macrolepiota
Species: Macrolepiota procera