The oldest and largest living organisms on earth are also fungi. They recently found fungi fossils in Russia which are 547 Million years old! Tylopilus is a genus of over 100 species of fungi separated from Boletus. Its best-known member is the bitter bolete (Tylopilus felleus), the only species found in Europe. More species are found in North America,…
Glomalin, a by-product from mycorrhizal fungi, can capture and store carbon in the soil, removing it from the atmosphere which can help control climate change. Is Tylopilus Plumbeoviolaceus edible? Is Tylopilus Plumbeoviolaceus safe? The answer to both questions is no, so stay away. First described in 1936, the mushroom has a disjunct distribution, and is distributed…
Radiation-loving mushrooms were even used to clean up the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan. Trametes Versicolor – also known as Coriolus Versicolor and Polyporus Versicolor – is a common polypore mushroom found throughout the world. Meaning ‘of several colors’, versicolor reliably describes this fungus that displays different colors. These colors are important in Trametes Versicolor identification. For example, because its shape and multiple colors are similar…
Researchers have measured up to 8 miles of fungi filaments in one teaspoon of soil. Trametes Gibbosa, commonly known as the lumpy bracket, is a polypore mushroom that causes a white rot. It is found on beach stumps and the dead wood of other hardwood species. Fruit bodies are 8–15 cm in diameter and semicircular in shape. The upper surface…
Over 90% of the described fungi are classified either as basidiomycetes, which produce mushrooms or smuts that cause plant disease, or as ascomycetes, which includes yeast or truffles. Suillus Spraguei is a species of fungi in the Suillaceae family. It is known by a variety of common names, including the painted slippery cap, the painted suillus or the red and yellow suillus. The readily…
In contrast to plants, fungi do not have chlorophyll, lack leaves and roots, and never form flowers, fruits, or seeds. The Lactarius Gerardii Complex is oftentimes very difficult to identify. Characteristics include its distant white gills, which run down the stem; its white, unchanging milk; its white spore print; and its failure to stain or…
DNA studies show that there are thousands of different fungi in a single sample of soil, many of which are unknown and hidden – so-called “dark taxa.” Retiboletus Ornatipes, commonly known as the ornate-stalked bolete or goldstalk, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. Originally named Boletus Ornatipes, it was transferred to Retiboletus in 2002. The question “is Retiboletus Ornatipes edible” is…
At the last count, there were at least 15,000 types of fungi in the UK, some of which could be on the edge of extinction. Stereum Ostrea, also called false turkey-tail and golden curtain crust, is a basidiomycete fungus in the genus Stereum. It is a plant pathogen and a wood decay fungus. Because it is a pathogen, Stereum Ostrea is poisonous. The name ostrea, from…
One of the common names for a mushroom is a toadstool! Polyporus Varius is widely distributed across North America, and is somewhat variable in the color and texture of its cap. Like many polypores it is rather tough, and can manage to “stay up” for quite a while in dry weather—resulting in older specimens with faded, nearly white caps…
Edible mushrooms are a good source of vitamins of the B group and minerals such as copper and potassium (some species contain more potassium than banana).The Pleurotus Dryinus is a species of fungus in the family Proteaceae. It grows on dead wood and is also a weak pathogen, infecting especially broad-leaved trees. This distinctive Pleurotus has a sturdy, fairly central stem and a partial veil that…