Plants share underground fungal networksMany plants connect via mycorrhizal fungi that link roots into shared underground networks. These networks mediate nutrient exchange and, under certain conditions, carbon and stress-related signal transfer between connected plants. Ecological outcomes vary by plant species, fungal partners, soil nutrients, and environmental context, and are largely regulated by fungal physiology rather than plant intent.#science #botany

A few more late-flowering sun orchids with spots (Thelymitra ixioides / Thelymitra juncifolia) variations near Mallacoota, East Gippsland, VIC. Only plants in part shade on the edge of the forest were still flowering in early November at this location - usually in slightly damper soils than the adjacent open grassland.#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #Nature #BloomScrolling #EastGippsland #SunOrchids #Thelymitra

'Kleinigkeiten' #FotoVorschlag Bärlapp Mini-Weihnachtsbäumchen mit Kerzen, im Wald: Hickey's Tree-Clubmoss (Dendrolycopodium hickeyi).#mosstodon #Clubmoss #botany