What are the main properties of fungi? What makes fungi different from plants and animals? According to Merlin Sheldrake’s book Entangled Life, fungi are their own kingdom of organisms—they’re neither plants nor animals. Although the field of mycology (the study of fungi) is growing, Sheldrake argues that many aspects of fungal biology remain a mystery. Below we’ll look at what we’ve learned from only the six percent of all fungi species we’ve explored, particularly its properties.
The 6 Properties of Fungi Explained (Entangled Life)










