Stats

Lifespan

1-2 days

Size

Small

Diet

Decomposer

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

North America and Europe

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Spores

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

This delicate mushroom grows in short grassy fields across North America and Europe. Its paper-thin cap completely disintegrates into a dark, dusty liquid within twenty-four hours.

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

Bolbitiaceae

Genus

Conocybe

Species

Conocybe apala