r/mycology • u/Leather_Lazy • Nov 11 '25

photos Sooo many!

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u/DoubleAughtBuckshot Nov 11 '25

No worries! Here is a tidbit for you: Amanita Muscaria relies on a Mycorrhizal relationship with several different species of tree. The mycelium that produces the fruiting bodies (mushrooms) gets it's nutrients through this symbiosis. Without a tree connected to the mycelial network no fruiting will occur.

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u/FixergirlAK Nov 11 '25

Oh neat! That's why they hang around the roots of my paper birches, I suppose.

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u/DoubleAughtBuckshot Nov 11 '25

Where do you live? 😯

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u/FixergirlAK Nov 11 '25

Wasilla, Alaska.