In the damp understory of forests in Taiwan, mainland Japan, and Okinawa, a plant called Balanophora can fool you at first ...

Balanophora may look like a mushroom, but instead of being a fungus, it's a parasitic plant with rare traits that puzzle ...

In the dark and damp forests of Taiwan, mainland Japan, and the islands of Okinawa, something unusual grows beneath the trees. At first, it appears similar to a mushroom rising from the forest floor.