Mapping the largest organism of the planet

Solidipes Armillaria  - view of the kind of honey agaric mushrooms (Armillaria), which is widely distributed in the western United States. Representatives of this kind form the largest

organism on the planet. So in the US National Forest Malur mycelium of this fungus covers an area of 9.65 square kilometers. This mycelium even got its own name - «Humongous Fungus». Like the network of Computer she hid from the eyes of the observer, autumn edition only on the ground fruiting bodies containing spores. These fruiting bodies of people love to collect. Age of the largest living organism, "dwelling" in the forests of Oregon is 8,000 years old, making it one of the oldest organisms planet.

Scientists have even made a map of the largest body.