Early plants struggled on barren land. Fungi partnered with them. In exchange for sugars, fungi delivered phosphorus and minerals through vast underground networks. This mutualism — mycorrhizae — became one of the most important biological alliances in Earth’s history.
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Fungal Underground Alliance
By Michael Alan Prestwood
Sun 22 Feb 2026
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Fungal Underground Alliance
~450 Million years ago (+/- 10 million)
Arbuscular mycorrhizae (Glomeromycota symbiosis)
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