Now that we understand why the plant looks like it does, we can deduce that we need to keep it dry and hot if we want a happy plant.

The same goes for all plants with similar features.

This layer of hair helps raise the humidity in the air surrounding the leaf. High humidity means a lower rate of evaporation thus making it more resistant to a hot and dry environment.

It uses its thick leaves to store water for later. Kinda like humps on a camel.

Is that good or bad?

Oyster mushrooms can be used to create biodegradable materials used for building furniture and other structures. Most notably biodegradable packaging.

These materials can be made from waste materials.

Look up mycobricks if you want to learn more.

Oyster mushrooms are ligninolytic. This means that they produce enzyme that can break down wood.

These enzymes give them the amazing ability to clean up polluted soils by digesting PAH molecules.

Look up mycoremediation if you want to learn more ❤️