Inspired by Louie Schwartzberg's ground-breaking documentary, here is a year of exquisite photographs that capture the wildly diverse and stunningly beautiful world of fungi-which are neither plant nor animal, but inhabit a kingdom all their own. There's the Yellow Stagshorn, with its bright, finger like tendrils. The purple-capped Gymnopus sp. And the intricately grooved Black Morel.

Accompanying the images are detailed captions packed with species information and fascinating facts: While a mushroom may not look like it's doing much, it's actually releasing about 30,000 spores from under its cap every second.

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