Humongous Fungus

Humongous Fungus is a colloquial name given to large colonies of mushrooms.

Examples include:

An Armillaria solidipes specimen in Malheur National Forest in Oregon, covering 3.4 square miles
An Armillaria gallica specimen in Michigan, covering 37 ha (0.05) square miles

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