When trees and soil fungi form close associations with each other, both partners benefit. Many tree species have further ...

If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...

Here are 15 of the most common fungi you'll find growing on the trees in your yard, what it really means when mushrooms start growing on your trees, and which mushrooms may present a danger to you ...

Trees and fungi have been friends for millions of years, but scientists are only just beginning to unravel the secrets of their partnership.

All mycorrhizal fungi mine soil nutrients and provide them to trees in exchange for carbohydrates from the trees' photosynthesis. But the ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal groups ...

Hidden allies: Trees and fungi Date: February 26, 2025 Source: Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Summary: Researchers report on the influence of an endophytic fungus of the genus ...

Trees are failing to adapt to climate change. Losing fungi partners may be why. Certain fungi give trees nutrients and water, but heat and drought put both at risk ...

Can Fungi Save This Endangered Hawaiian Tree? By inoculating greenhouse na’u seedlings with mycorrhizal fungi, researchers hope to boost survival odds when the plants are returned to the wild ...

These fungi cannot live on their own; they need the carbon from plants. In turn, 80 percent of the world’s plants rely on fungal networks to survive and thrive. The two are dependent trade partners.

Calling all foragers! The new board game Undergrove, co-designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and Mark Wootton, is all about the symbiotic relationships between trees and fungi. Players assume the role ...