History Main / FungiArePlants

* ShroomyTropes, the fungi-related trope index, is a subtrope of PlantTropes because of this trope.

* Tropes involving fungi are subtropes of PlantTropes.

* Mushrooms are typically found in the produce sections of grocery stores alongside fruits and vegetables.

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In real life, fungi and plants are entirely distinct types of life -- fungi are in fact more closely related to animals, and like them lack chlorophyll and rely on absorbing nutrients from the outside world rather than making their own through photosynthesis. However, to a casual observer, the most immediately striking thing about fungi is that they're immobile, grow from the ground, and generally seem to act as part of the inactive, background flora rather than the active animal kingdom. As such, they've been treated as part of the botanical world for much of history, and fiction often tends to confuse them with plants as well.

Subtrope of ArtisticLicenseBiology.

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* ''ComicBook/PoisonIvy'': The titular character has occasionally controlled fungi with her GreenThumb, despite her powers explicitly drawing from the Green. In DC lore, this is the mystical force with domain over plants, while fungi fall under the domain of the Grey, a different being.

[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': Fungal enemies, such as the shrieker or violet fungus, are generally listed as belonging to the Plant creature type.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'':
** In 1st edition, all fungus-based creatures -- such as vegepigmies, moldwretches, violet fungi, and the like -- are considered part of the Plant creature type. This is averted in 2nd Edition, which introduces a distinct Fungus type into which these creatures are reclassified.
** Leshies are a type of small {{plant pe|rson}}ople created from spirits inhabiting bodies grown from special plants. Most are based on species of true plants such as broad-leaved trees, Venus flytraps, pumpkins, lotuses, cacti, and so on. The exceptions are fungus and lichen leshies, which are grown from fungal bases.

[[folder:TV Tropes]]
* Tropes involving fungi are subtropes of PlantTropes.

* ''VideoGame/JadeCocoon 2'': The Leif genus of beasts consists of [[{{Planimal}} monsters that resemble giant plants]], but also includes three that look like mushrooms: Mash, Mush, and Shroomie.

Typically, purportedly vegetal and fungal creatures will end up with traits properly belonging to the other category, with fungi and fungus creatures sporting green pigmentation, flowers or leaves and the like. It's also rather common for {{Plant Person}}s and {{Planimal}}s to draw visual inspiration from fungi in their designs. Often, games that divide their monsters in multiple will also place strictly fungal creatures within the same gameplay category as plants.

* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies'': Various kinds of mushrooms are among the titular "plants" that players can grow on their lawns. The catch is, they’re nocturnal, and are only useful when it’s night out (unless you give them a Coffee Bean).

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* ''Tabletopgame/DungeonsAndDragons'': Fungal enemies, such as the shrieker or violet fungus, are generally listed as belonging to the Plant creature type.

* ''Videogame/JadeCocoon 2'': The Leif genus of beasts consists of [[{{Planimal}} monsters that resemble giant plants]], but also includes three that look like mushrooms: Mash, Mush, and Shroomie.

* ''Videogame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'': In Charmed Ridge, there's an area based around Jack and the Beanstalk where the "Jack" in question offers you various magic beans Spyro needs to use to reach the golden goose. One type of bean grows into flower platforms, while the other grows into [[SpringySpores bouncy mushrooms]] and works exactly the same as all other seed/plant-based puzzle elements.

* ''WesternAnimation/BenTen'': In "[[Recap/Ben10S2E7CampFear Camp Fear]]" the mind-controlling fungus tries to persuade Ben in [[PlantAliens Wildvine]] form to join it as a "fellow plant".

* The Purpungos from ''WebVideo/LifeAroundARedDwarf'' looks at first glance like an underwater mushroom thanks to its broad, bell-shaped "head", but it has purple chlorophyll for absorbing energy from sunlight like a plant. It's technically neither, as it's a StarfishAlien on a TidallyLockedPlanet orbiting a red dwarf star.

* ''Videogame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'': in Charmed Ridge there's an area based around Jack and the Beanstalk, where the "Jack" in question offers you various magic beans Spyro needs to use to reach the golden goose. One type of bean grows into flower platforms, the other grows into [[SpringySpores bouncy Mushrooms]] and works exactly the same as all other seed/plant-based puzzle elements.

* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies'': Various kinds of mushrooms are among the titular "plants" that players can grow on their lawns.

** In 1st edition, all fungus-based creatures -- such as vegepigmies, moldwretches, violet fungi and the like -- are considered part of the Plant creature type. This is averted in 2nd Edition, which introduces a distinct Fungus type into which these creatures are reclassified.
** Leshies are a type small {{plant pe|rson}}ople created from spirits inhabiting bodies grown from special plants. Most are based on species of true plants such as broad-leaved trees, Venus flytraps, pumpkins, lotuses, cacti and so on. The exceptions are fungus and lichen leshies, which are grown from fungal bases.

* ''Videogame/JadeCocoon 2'': The Leif genus of beasts consists of [[{{Planimal}} monsters that resemble giant plants]], but also includes three that look like mushrooms, Mash, Mush and Shroomie.
* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'': The game requires players to raise the sun to encourage mushroom platforms to grow, as if they were plants that rely on photosynthesis. Mushrooms are also affected by the Greensprout's "bloom" technique, which helps plants heal and grow.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Several Pokémon, such as the Paras, Shroomish, Foongus and Morelull lines, are based on fungi of various types, being either animal/mushroom mixes or simply ambulatory toadstools. They're also all Grass-types.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Several Pokemon, such as the Paras, Shroomish, Foongus and Morelull lines, are based on fungi of various types, being either animal/mushroom mixes or simply ambulatory toadstools. They're also all Grass-types.

* ''Videogame/JadeCocoon 2'': The Leif genus of beasts consists of [[{{Planimal}} monsters that resemble giant plants]], and includes 3 monsters that look like mushrooms: Mash, Mush and Shroomie.