Red crown rot stems from a fungus that lives in the soil. It's first confirmed case in Missouri was last year.

Red coral fungus, ‘Ramaria araiospora.’ When it comes to the natural world, fungi are (truly) in a kingdom all their own.

In March the IUCN announced that its experts had assessed 482 fungi species for the first time, bringing the Red List’s fungal members up to 1,300. Around a third of those species are at risk of ...

Nearly one-third of fungi species assessed on the IUCN Red List are threatened with extinction, with over 400 species at risk due to agricultural expansion, deforestation, and climate change.

The ‘giant knight’ is among 1,300 red list species in the fungal kingdom. ... (IUCN)’s red list of fungi species now stands at 1,300 after an assessment of 482 new species. ...