Fairy Ring (IMAGE)

Uppsala University

Fairy Ring

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Historically, fairy rings have been associated with various supernatural notions, such as traces of witches' cauldrons, dancing elves or other magical creatures. Nowadays, we know that a fairy ring is formed by the circular underground mycelium, the main body of a fungus (composed of a tangled web of threads called hyphae), which grows radially outwards from a starting point while, over time, dying away in the middle.

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Markus Hiltunen

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Image free to publish in connection to reports about research by Hanna Johanesson's group at Uppsala University.

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