It is estimated that there are over a million species of fungi but only about 10% have been officially described in scientific literature, no wonder we feel like amatures when it comes to identifying them.

Fungi facts: In forest soils other than plant roots the fungi are the dominant life forms. It is estimated that the fungus biomass (weight of living stuff) is 90% of the total. All the rest together including nematodes, rotifers, bacteria, protozoa, earthworms, snails, insects, insect larvae, etc weigh the other 10%. Under the ground there is a network of fungal hyphae stretching across our land. The thousands of species of mushrooms found in the forest are the fruitbodies of some of these fungi. But remember most fungi are microscopic and are invisible to our eyes. ~ University of Guelph, Canada


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