Fungus

A fungus was a type of vegetation that included mushrooms, toadstools, and molds.

Varieties

 * Ascomoid : A very large, spherical fungus that typically rolled around and tried to crush its prey while spewing streams of spores out from its orifices.
 * Araumycos : A very large fungal growth that lived in the Upper Northdark.
 * Barrelstalk : A barrel-shaped fungus that usually held potable water but turned poisonous at maturity.
 * Bluecap : Common in the Underdark. It could be ground into flour and baked into sporebread.
 * Choking cinder fungus : Found growing on wood in moist environments, and highly flammable. When burned, it released a form of poison.
 * Gas spore : A balloon-like, toxic fungus that bore a resemblance to beholders.
 * Phycomid : A type of fungus that reproduced by infecting other organisms with their spores and gradually overtaking their bodies.
 * Tessadyle : A stringy fungus common near mind flayer colonies. Primarily used for clothing.
 * Torment toadstool : A blue mushroom that would release nauseating spores when stepped upon.
 * Violet fungus : A fungus typically used by treants for protection, they could grow to the size of a human.