Proposal:Tag:natural=fungus

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Fungus (not mushroom)
Proposal status: Draft (under way)
Proposed by: RicoZ
Tagging: natural=fungus
Statistics:

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.