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by jccooper 4617 days ago
No known fungus does--though there are "radiotrophic" fungus, that use gamma radiation as an energy source.

However, fungus are found with photosynthetic symbionts. Lichen, for example, are a combination of fungus and algae (or similar). It's possible the Prototaxites were giant lichen, which would allow them to live in non-fungus-friendly locales, rather like a tree.