Proposal:Tag:natural=fungus
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| Fungus (not mushroom) | |
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| Proposal status: | Draft (under way) |
| Proposed by: | RicoZ |
| Tagging: | natural=fungus |
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| Draft started: | 2019-02-02 |
Some fungi are considered the largest, oldest and heaviest living organisms on earth, one particular specimen covers approximately 8.8 square km and is believed to be 2400 years old - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_fungus
Do not use to map mushrooms.
How to map
Draw an area where a notable specimens is known to live and tag as natural=fungus.
Two hot candidates to be mapped this way are described in this paper: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/377234v2
Page history
Previously this page did hold a proposal to micromap mushrooms which would be considered a bad idea as they are typically short lived.