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Mushrooms that are saprobes survive by decomposing dead or decaying organic material. Many wood rotting fungi are saprobes, and help decompose dead wood--but other wood rotters are parasitic and attack living wood. Most yard and garden mushrooms (like Marasmius oreades) are saprobes, as well as dung-loving mushrooms and mushrooms that decompose leaf or needle litter (like Marasmius pulcherripes).
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