Stats

Lifespan

Days to 8000+ yrs

Size

Huge

Diet

Decomposer

Biome

Global terrestrial

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Spores

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

This organism grows across damp forest floors and decaying wooden logs. It connects to neighbors through a vast underground network to share nutrients.

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.

Learn more

• View on iNaturalist →

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Fungi