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Where is the real main body of a mushroom?

Underground in the mycelium

Background

The cap of a mushroom is only the fruit. The real body grows as a fine network deep in the ground. This network is called mycelium and can become enormous. In Oregon one mushroom mycelium spreads across nearly ten square kilometers.

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