Fresh mushrooms other than of the genus agaricus

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the genus sarcoscypha (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > cup fungi > sarcoscypha the genus sarcoscypha [ ascomycetes > discomycetes > pezizales > sarcoscyphaceae . . . ] by michael kuo these bright red cup fungi are fairly common in many areas of north america. one species, sarcoscypha occidentalis

, is easily separated from the others on the basis of its size and its stem. three other north american species, often treated broadly as "sarcoscypha coccinea" in field guides, are more difficult to separate, and may require microscopic analysis for identification. all four are keyed out below. key...

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mushroom taxonomy (mushroomexpert.com) studying mushrooms > mushroom taxonomy mushroom taxonomy: the big picture by michael kuo i frequently receive e-mails from frantic biology students who have been asked to discover the kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species of a certain mushroom

," and placing the genus in the marasmiaceae rather than the tricholomataceae; also, there is debate about whether or not the kingdom and phylum distinctions should be made at some other level in the hierarchy. note, : this text was originally written in . as a further demonstration of some of my points...

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the genus amanita (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > gilled mushrooms > pale-spored > amanita the genus amanita [ basidiomycetes > agaricales > amanitaceae . . . ] by michael kuo the mushrooms in amanita include some of the world's best known and most beautiful fungi. amanita species are recognized

by their (usually) pale gills, which are free from the stem; their white spore prints ; the presence of a universal veil that often creates a volva or other distinctive features on the stem; and their more or less dry caps (as opposed to the slimy caps in the related genus limacella ). many species of...

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gymnopilus sapineus (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > gilled mushrooms > dark-spored > gymnopilus > gymnopilus sapineus gymnopilus sapineus [ basidiomycetes > agaricales > cortinariaceae > gymnopilus . . . ] by michael kuo gymnopilus sapineus is a small species of gymnopilus found on the wood of conifers

. it features a smooth or scaly cap that ranges from yellowish to tawny or reddish brown, a very fragile and quickly lost cortina -like partial veil , a skinny stem that darkens with handling or in age, and spores - μ long. my definition of the species may not completely match your field guide's definition...

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the genus tylopilus (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > boletes > tylopilus the genus tylopilus [ basidiomycota > boletales > boletaceae . . . ] by michael kuo a handful of tylopilus species grow in western north america, but the majority are eastern in distribution. most are fairly easily distinguished

from other boletes by their pinkish pore surfaces—though young specimens in the button stage often have a whitish pore surface, causing confusion with other boletes, and a handful of species have brown pore surfaces. there is no partial veil , and the spore print is usually pinkish brown to reddish...

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lactarius (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > gilled mushrooms > pale-spored > > lactarius the genus lactarius [ agaricomycetes > russulales > russulaceae . . . ] by michael kuo lactarius is a large genus of mycorrhizal mushrooms that exude a "latex," or milk, when injured. in some species the milk is

copious, and it almost seems to pour out of the mushroom when you slice it or damage the gills. in other species the milk can be scanty to almost nonexistent--especially in older specimens that have grown in dry weather. a few mushrooms in other genera exude a juice (for example, mycena haematopus )...

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agaricus bitorquis (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > gilled mushrooms > dark-spored > agaricus > agaricus bitorquis agaricus bitorquis [ basidiomycota > agaricales > agaricaceae > agaricus . . . ] by michael kuo agaricus bitorquis can be found throughout the northern hemisphere, usually in urban areas

, in hard-packed soil; it is often found next to roads, on well-worn paths in parks, in ditches—and even pushing up through asphalt and concrete. identifying physical features include the tough, squat stem with a "peronate" veil (a sheathing, rather than skirt-like, ring) that often forms double bands...

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role in forest ecosystems, helping to break down the litter layer of the forest floor. in fact the litter layer, particularly in oak-hickory woods in eastern north america, is often teeming with marasmioid mushrooms, even when conditions are extremely dry and hot. despite their tiny size, many marasmioid

litter, or woody debris; and microscopic features. even so, confusion with collybioid mushrooms , mycenoid mushrooms , and several other groups is pretty much a given when it comes to identification of marasmioid species. identifying marasmioid mushrooms sometimes hinges on microscopic examination ,...

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agaricus porphyrocephalus (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > gilled mushrooms > dark-spored > agaricus > agaricus porphyrocephalus agaricus porphyrocephalus [ basidiomycota > agaricales > agaricaceae > agaricus . . . ] by michael kuo agaricus porphyrocephalus is a brownish, fibrillose version of " agaricus

campestris ," known from lawns and meadows in eastern north america. it features gills that are pink before turning brown, non-staining flesh, a flimsy ring , and relatively small spores. despite appearances, however, agaricus porphyrocephalus is not particularly closely related to species in the campestris...

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the genera volvariella and volvopluteus (mushroomexpert.com) major groups > gilled mushrooms > pink-spored > volvariella & volvopluteus the genera volvariella and volvopluteus [ basidiomycota > agaricales > pluteaceae . . . ] by michael kuo the mushrooms in volvariella and volvopluteus have pink gills

. the genus volvopluteus was recently separated from volvariella by justo and collaborators ( a, b) when it turned out that volvariella gloiocephala and like species with sticky-when-fresh caps and large spores were actually more closely related to species of pluteus than to other, dry-capped, smaller-spored...

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