fungus

Much as humans eat food off dishes instead of eating the dishes themselves, bacteria and fungi choose to eat organic matter like leaves over biochar.

A different descendant of that common ancestor went on to give rise to all animals and fungi.

Since 2000 they have used public sightings of plants, animals and fungi to log the effects of weather and climate on nature.

Ibotenic acid can be dangerous, as it’s linked to brain lesions akin to Alzheimer’s and may explain some of the more negative side effects of these fungi.

The fusarium wilt fungus was born in California; it goes after vulnerable palms.