Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Decomposer

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Asia, Africa, North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Spores

Status

Uncommon

About

This bright orange fungus grows in soil across Asia, Africa, and North America. It forms underground networks that exchange nutrients directly with tree roots.

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

Cantharellales

Family

Hydnaceae

Genus

Cantharellus

Species

Cantharellus lateritius