What are the mushroom parts?Is it a plant or a fungi?
The Parts of a Mushroom What is a fungus? Before learning more about the Armillaria gallica, it might be important to know exactly what a fungus is. According to The Mushroom Book by Thomas Laessoe, Anna Del Conte and Gary Lincoln, “fungi are diverse groups of organisms and microorganisms that are classified within their own (scientific) Kingdom.” This is necessary because a fungus is nothing like plants or animals. Fungi do not digest their food like animals do and they do not make their own food like plants. Instead, they absorb their nutrients from the environment around them. This environment consists of decaying organic matter or living plants and animals. Some fungi play a key role in the natural cycle as decomposers, returning nutrients to the soil, while others are more destructive. Most importantly, fungus plays an important role to humans by providing medicinal and culinary value. Since fungi cannot produce their own energy, they either have to find other organisms to act as
