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Why 'funga' is just as important as flora and fauna

Ushering in the next generation and growth cycle, spores of a deer mushroom (<i>Pluteus cervinus</i>) on Mount Olympus shake free and dance in the air beneath its gills.

2024-04-12    

But that’s only the beginning of what these tiny marvels can do. From yeast to mold to mushroom, the variety among fungi isn’t just remarkable but also far wider than the diversity that exists among plants and vertebrates. There are around five million species of fungi, yet roughly 90 percent remain undocumented. Fungi are in our air, in our water, and even on our skin and within our bodies. Still, researchers have only scratched the surface of why they’re so critical to keeping ecosystems in balance.

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