Scientists find evidence that fairy ring mushrooms may be fleeing inhibitory factors
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Researchers at Stockholm University used DNA analysis and fungal transplantation experiments on Marasmius oreades to investigate why more than 100 mushroom species form circular rings, finding evidence supporting a 'transient-escape hypothesis' that the mycelium may be avoiding inhibitory factors.
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