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It doesn't sound very plausible to grow such sturdy and tall structure only for a fruiting body, so you can drop your spores from a bit higher. But a tree-like
by sampo 8y ago
It doesn't sound very plausible to grow such sturdy and tall structure only for a fruiting body, so you can drop your spores from a bit higher. But a tree-like structure feels plausible, it they were in symbiosis with algae (which would make them lichens, technically) and they did photosynthesis.
- benj111 8y agoI was thinking on the same lines, although are they still mushrooms in that case? Plus there precedents for very tall flowering/fruiting spikes
- thaumasiotes 8y agoI was wondering something similar. Why does fungus want to be tall? Trees are tall so they can reach the sunlight, allowing them to overshadow and kill plants that would grow under the trees if it wasn't so dark there. But fungus doesn't need light.
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- Balero 8y agoPerhaps as a means of distributing spores? The higher up the spores are released the further they will spread.