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Not a fungus: Ghost pipe (Monotropa uniflora) is a parasitic plant commonly mistaken for a mushroom. (mander.xyz)
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I see these all over the Midwest. Learn about how Monotropa uses the fungal connection between tree roots to siphon nutrients on this old webpage recommended by the US Forest Service.

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[–] Sal@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

That's really cool - I had heard a bit about parasitic plants, but I did not know that they were fully non-photosynthetic! Thanks for sharing :-)