Las Pilitas Nursery  California Native Plants are all we grow!
Blog Contact Us Directions  3232 Las Pilitas Rd Santa Margarita,
CA 93453 Fri. & Sat. from 9am-4pm 8331 Nelson Way Escondido, CA
92026 Tues. to Sat. from 9am-4pm  Shop For Plants Cart Contents
Native plant roots: what goes on below the surface  Fungi,
bacteria and plants all interact and each plays an essential
role in the survival of the others.  The microfungi (mildew,
rusts etc.) and macrofungi (fungi with easily visible fruiting
bodies) are the part of foundation of a native community, with
most other microorganisms feeding on them or with them
(associated bacteria and fungi). The driving force of the fungal
community is the plant community, but the plant community cannot
survive if the fungal community is not happy or there at all.
Picture a a house made of round rocks, without some
steel(plants) and cement(fungi) the house would be a pileof
rocks.  Most (97%?) of our native plants have to have a
mycorrhizal relationship to be stable in all