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10:22pm March 2, 2012

soilrockslove:

Random biology fact that the mushrooms made me think of: 

All plants actually have symbiotic fungi at their roots.  The fungi get “fed” a little sugar water by the plant, and in return they help the plant get the minerals out of the rock/soil they’re growing in.

(Most of the white fluff here is actually part of the plant root)

(picture courtesy of TinyFarmBlog)

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