#mycoheterotrophic — Public Fediverse posts

Remarkable #NewSpecies of #plants steals nutrients from underground fungi https://phys.org/news/2024-06-remarkable-species-nutrients-underground-fungi.html

#Thismia malayana, a new #mycoheterotrophic species from Peninsular #Malaysia https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/120967/

"Unlike most plants, #mycoheterotrophs do not perform #photosynthesis. They are stealing #carbon resources from the #fungi on their roots... this new species thrives in the low-light conditions of dense forest understories where its flowers are pollinated by fungus #gnats and other #insects."

#Mycoheterotrophic #plants as a key to the '#Wood Wide Web'.

#mycorrhizae #soil #microbiome #rhizosphere

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-mycoheterotrophic-key-wood-wide-web.html

#Mycoheterotrophic #plants as a key to the '#WoodWideWeb' https://phys.org/news/2024-04-mycoheterotrophic-key-wood-wide-web.html

#Mycoheterotrophy in the wood-wide web https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-024-01677-0

"They have no green leaves and therefore cannot photosynthesize, which is why they feed entirely at the expense of mycorrhizal #fungi. These fungal partners simultaneously enter into a second partnership with forest trees and can mediate carbon exchange between the plants."