Fungi are crucially important to the functioning of our alpine ecosystems,
New fungi species unearthed in Cairngorms mountains Published
Two species of fungi new to the UK and another previously unknown to science have been discovered in the Cairngorms. Amanita groenlandica is an Arctic species, while Acrodontium Antarcticum was first recorded on the opposite side of the world in Antarctica. The previously unknown species uncovered is from a group called Squamanita. The group includes a rare parasitic fungus nicknamed the strangler, due to its ability to take over other fungi. Other finds included violet coral fungus in alpine...
New fungi species unearthed in Cairngorms mountains Published
Two species of fungi new to the UK and another previously unknown to science have been discovered in the Cairngorms. Amanita groenlandica is an Arctic species, while Acrodontium Antarcticum was first recorded on the opposite side of the world in Antarctica. The previously unknown species uncovered is from a group called Squamanita. The group includes a rare parasitic fungus nicknamed the strangler, due to its ability to take over other fungi. Other finds included violet coral fungus in alpine...
