A fungus does not have chlorophyll, as plants do. Other fungi you may know are molds, rusts, mildews and yeasts.
Mushrooms are saprophytes and, often, parasites .
Fungi are neither plants nor animals, but instead are members of their own separate Kingdom of living things. Mushroom-producing fungi are not plants. They have no chlorophyll and can't make their own food directly from sunlight. They do consume both live and dead plants for food. Instead of seeds, mushrooms have spores that drop to the ground from their gills .