The tip of a mushroom is shaped like a cup because it is the reproductive organ of the fungus.
The tip of a mushroom is shaped like a cup because it is the reproductive organ of the fungus. The mushrooms that we eat are actually just the fruiting body, or sexual organ, of the fungus. The actual fungus lives in soil and other decaying organic matter and feeds off dead plants and animals. As for why it’s shaped like a cup, you’ll have to ask someone who knows more about fungi than I do!
