MUSHROOMS “CHANGE THE WEATHER."

MUSHROOMS “CHANGE THE WEATHER”, according to reports in the Telegraph (UK) and ScienceDaily 25 November 2013. Mushrooms, are not plants in the normal sense since they are labelled fungi, and reproduce by spores, rather than seeds. It has always been assumed that they passively release spores, which are very small and lightweight, into the air, and rely on the wind to disperse them. However, a group of scientists led by Emilie Dressaire, of Trinity College, Hartford, has now found that mushroom spores can be dispersed quite long distances even when there is no wind.