The ancient, intimate relationship between trees and fungi, from fairy toadstools to technicolour mushrooms

  • Written by: Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne
The ancient, intimate relationship between trees and fungi, from fairy toadstools to technicolour mushrooms_Cortinarius kula_Mark Brundrett, Author provided

Environmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to share their unique photos from the field.


You may be familiar with the red toadstool with white spots, which are often the homes of fairies in children’s stories. These...

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