There is a myth that immediately after heavy rains in forest, mushrooms appear in large number and make a very large ring or circle, which may be several metres in diameter. These are called as ‘Fairy rings’. Can you explain this myth of fairy rings in biological terms? Eduinfy.com

NCERT Solution: Biological Classification

There is a myth that immediately after heavy rains in forest, mushrooms appear in large number and make a very large ring or circle, which may be several metres in diameter. These are called as ‘Fairy rings’. Can you explain this myth of fairy rings in biological terms?

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The mycelium of mushrooms absorbs nutrients from the ground. When nutrients at the centre get exhausted they grow in diameter and form a circle.
The ring grows in diameter every year which are actually fruiting bodies of the fungus. This is called the ‘Fairy Ring’ especially in Europe.