Mushroom Network

Under our feet lies an extraordinary system that helps the world in too many ways to count. Mushrooms and the mycelium network are nothing short of magical!

Researchers are mapping the underground network of mycorrhizal fungi for the first time, which allows trees to communicate and aids in carbon storage.

Foraging fungal mycelia as model experimental networks ( for resilience)

Dec 31, 2014 - Rhizomes: Issue 15: Jason Groves Figure 1. The mycelium is composed of a membrane of interweaving, continuously branching chain cells. Photograph by C.W. Mims. http://www.rhizomes.net/issue15/groves/

Third outdoor activity for primary schools

Mycelium Network #12, by Sarah Hearn. Hidden within topsoil, invisible microbial and fungal communities make sensitive sentient networks that co…

Botanic Gardens of Sydney on Instagram: "💚 Wow! These radiant treasures captured by @ausmashmash show the brilliant #ghostfungus (Omphalotus nidiformis) in all its glowing glory! ~ 👻 You'll find these bioluminescent beauties growing from dead wood all across the south-east of Australia. ~ ☠️ If you are lucky enough to spot these in the wild, don't harvest them to eat as they are toxic when consumed. They’re often mistaken for forest oyster mushrooms. ~ #BotanicSydney"

New views show how fungi shift their stores of phosphorus toward more favorable markets where the nutrient is scarce.