Mycorrhizal Madness
<p>There’s the proverbial tip of the iceberg; then there’s the not-so-proverbial tip of the fungus.</p>
<p>Both indicate something hidden. Around 10% of an iceberg’s volume is underwater. For mushroom-forming fungi, the percentage varies, but in some cases, most of the fungal biomass exists as a vast network of subsurface threads, sometimes with nary a mushroom in sight.</p>
<p>Collectively called the <strong><em>mycelium</em></strong>, those threads — or <strong><em>hyphae </em></strong>as they’re termed — permeate the soil and other substrates.</p>
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