Home›Fungi›All FungiBrowse ByAll FungiReference and ClassificationVerifiedKingdom Fungi: organisms that absorb nutrients from their surroundings rather than photosynthesizing or ingesting food, including mushrooms, molds, yeasts and lichens formed jointly with an alga or cyanobacterium. A kingdom of its own, distinct from plants, despite the historical habit of grouping fungi with them.FactsAll FungiSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedSpores 1All FungiFilter Results153 entriesCommon GroupAllCup Fungi And Morels (8)Gilled Mushrooms (Agarics) (49)Lichens (17)Other Fungi (10)Pathogenic And Parasitic Fungi (Human/Animal) (20)Polypores And Bracket Fungi (12)Puffballs And Earthstars (3)Rusts, Smuts And Plant Pathogens (20)Yeasts, Molds And Aspergilli (14)Everyday GroupAllCup Fungi And Morels (8)Gilled Mushrooms (Agarics) (49)Lichens (17)Other Fungi (10)Pathogenic And Parasitic Fungi (Human/Animal) (20)Polypores And Bracket Fungi (12)Puffballs And Earthstars (3)Rusts, Smuts And Plant Pathogens (20)Yeasts, Molds And Aspergilli (14)HabitatAllAlpine (1)Bog (1)Boreal Forest (5)Grassland (8)Lake (1)Riparian Zone (2)River (1)Salt Marsh (2)Temperate Coniferous Forest (12)Temperate Forest (20)Temperate Rainforest (1)Tropical Rainforest (3)Tundra (1)Where It LivesAllAfrica (6)Asia (3)Australia (2)Australia (4)Austria (6)Belgium (53)Benin (1)Bhutan (2)Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)Brazil (32)Central America (1)Chile (6)Colombia (8)Denmark (72)Ecuador (1)Europe (4)France (5)Georgia (1)Germany (6)Hainan (5)Iceland (1)India (3)Iran (1)Ireland (4)Kazakhstan (1)Latvia (1)Lithuania (1)Macaronesia (1)Mexico (1)Moldova (1)Nepal (1)Netherlands (4)New Zealand (1)North America (5)North Macedonia (1)Norway (92)Oceania (1)Peru (1)Poland (5)Portugal (35)Romania (2)Russia (1)Serbia (1)Seychelles (1)Slovakia (1)Slovenia (6)South America (3)Sweden (81)Switzerland (1)Taiwan (2)The South Pacific (1)Togo (1)Tunisia (1)Ukraine (1)United Kingdom (5)United States (80)Venezuela (1)Zambia (1)Conservation StatusAllLeast Concern (17)Not Evaluated (83)Vulnerable (3)DietAllCarnivore (1)Detritivore or Scavenger (49)Parasitic (50)Photosynthetic Autotroph (3)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (7)Marine (12)Terrestrial (145)Living or ExtinctAllYes (153)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (12)Disease Vector (1)Domesticated (2)Eaten or Drunk by People (44)Ecotourism and Research (3)Farmed or Commercially Raised (10)Invasive or Introduced Species (9)Natural Pest Control (1)Source of Dye (4)Source of Fibre (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (20)Venomous or Dangerous to Humans (8)CITES AppendixAllNot Listed (1)NatureServe RankAllG4 Apparently Secure (1)G5 Secure (19)GNR Unranked (72)EcosystemAllArctic Tundra (1)Canadian Boreal Forest (1)Mediterranean Basin (2)Sonoran Desert (1)Western Ghats (1)TaxonomyAllAgaricales (31)Agaricomycetes (17)Amanita (7)Amoebozoa (1)Ascomycota (29)Basidiomycota (7)Boletales (4)Chytridiomycetes (1)Chytridiomycota (1)Dothideomycetes (1)Eurotiales (6)Eurotiomycetes (5)Fungi (1)Mucoromycota (1)Parmeliaceae (2)Polyporales (9)Pucciniomycetes (4)Russulaceae (2)Saccharomycetales (4)Sordariomycetes (14)Ustilaginomycetes (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3Wood EarFungiYeastFungiZombie-ant FungusFungi← Previous1234Sources1. Wikipedia: Fungustier 2WikipediaFungus, Characteristics sectionQuote, Fungus, Characteristics sectionThey reproduce by both sexual and asexual means, and like basal plant groups (such as ferns and mosses) produce spores.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.