Stats

Lifespan

Annual

Size

Small

Diet

Decomposer

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

The Americas

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Spores

Defense

Armor

Status

Uncommon

About

Hairy Hexagonia is a common, saprophytic fungus that grows on dead wood, particularly hardwoods, in tropical regions worldwide. It is a plant pathogen that has been observed to infect a wide variety of tree species.

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

Polyporales

Family

Polyporaceae

Genus

Hexagonia

Species

Hexagonia hydnoides