Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Large

Diet

Decomposer

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Northern Hemisphere

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Spores

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Common

About

This sturdy mushroom grows in forests across the Northern Hemisphere. It connects to tree roots to trade sugars for minerals through an underground network.

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

Boletales

Family

Boletaceae

Genus

Boletus

Species

Boletus edulis