fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoput that in your pipe and smoke itmander.xyzimagemessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1428arrow-down15file-text
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minus-squarejuliebean@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·2 months agoit’s a plant, but rather than photosynthesizing, it is what’s called a mycoheterotroph, which means it gets its nutrients by siphoning stuff from fungal networks in the soil, so, sorta?
it’s a plant, but rather than photosynthesizing, it is what’s called a mycoheterotroph, which means it gets its nutrients by siphoning stuff from fungal networks in the soil, so, sorta?