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The largest living organism is a fungus in Oregon covering 3.4 square miles.

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A single Armillaria fungus network (“honey fungus”) can spread underground across ~3–4 square miles (about 9–10 km²) by extending connected mycelium. It’s one genetic individual, even though it looks like many mushrooms above ground.

🤯 "The largest living organism is a fungus in Oregon covering 3.4 square miles. Proof that ambition exists in mushrooms."

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