The Earth’s largest living organism is a honey fungus (Armillaria ostoyae) in Oregon, USA. As Adam and Hannah found out, the “Humongous Fungus” covers eight square kilometres and is over ...

Homeowners are warned about the dangers of honey fungus, a parasitic infection that can devastate trees and shrubs in domestic gardens. The fungus, scientifically known as Armillaria, attacks and ...

These can easily be confused with small tree roots. The harmless or less virulent species of the fungus often produces tough elastic rhizomorphs in abundance. The bootlaces of the damaging Armillaria ...