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Mushroom 101

Elanor dives into the anatomy of a mushroom and how it matters in proper identification. She covers a lot of important information, this video will be well worth saving for review and future reference! Don’t be afraid if you are just a beginner or just starting to learn how to ID mushrooms. Jump on in! Chapters 0:00 Intro! 0:57 What Are Mushrooms? What is the difference between mushrooms and fungus? The Fungi Kingdom 3:42 Universal Veil, Partial Veil Is there tissue on you mushroom? Thick tissue? A skirt? A ring zone? Cortina partial veil? 9:59 The Cap What's your cap look and feel like? The Margin, Striations, Zonation, Scales, Warts & Patches 13:43 Spore Bearing Surfaces Gills, False Gills, Pores, Spines 20:59 The Stem What does your stem look like? Reticulation, Glandular dots, Scabers 24:00 Mycelium Parasitic, Saprobic, Mycorrhizal, Rhizome 28:07 Outro

New to Mushroom Hunting?

Learn the basics involved in foraging wild mushrooms in this introductory video.



Texas Native Mushrooms - To Eat or Not to Eat... That is the Question

This video is about Texas Native Mushrooms and particularly those within a fifty mile radius of Houston, Texas. Presenter David P. Lewis discusses the characteristics and growth habits of Texas native mushrooms, provides many examples of Texas native mushrooms and cautions the consumption unless you are an expert at identification.

Introduction to Mycology

Mushrooms are some of the most fascinating organisms on the planet. But what are they exactly? Are they plants? No! In fact, they are extremely different from plants. They belong in their own kingdom, called the Fungi kingdom. What else is in there? Yeasts, molds, some other interesting things. But mushrooms are the most fascinating members, and there are a lot of them. What is their structure? How do they grow? How do they reproduce? What can we do with fungi? The study of these incredible organisms is called mycology, let's learn about it together!

Baton Rouge Mycological Society (BRMS) is an informal group of people interested in mycology.  BRMS is committed to the promotion of educational and scientific activities related to fungi.  BRMS supports the protection of natural areas and their biological integrity.  We advocate the sustainable use of mushrooms as a resource and endorse responsible mushroom collecting that does not harm the fungi or their habitats.

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