efloraofindia:''For Id 21092011MR2’’ mushroom Pune

[Madhuri Raut]

Request for identification this mushroom 

One query. Whenever mushrooms are posted for Id experts ask for a pic of the underside of the mushroom. Why is it so important. I fear touching these wild mushrooms as I have heard they are poisonous. If I have to take the pic from below then I need to uproot it with a stick which my conscience does not allow me to do so. Fortunately this mushroom was already exposing the under surface

Regards

Bhagyashri

[Tanay Bose]

Hi Madhuri Ji.

This is probably some species of Agaricus. The image of the under-surface of 

a cap in mushroom is very important for identification of a mushroom. Identifying

mushrooms are quite tough its nearly impossible to do even with best quality images

even the colour of the microscopic spores can change the species. There is no 

worries to about toxicity of mushroom if you are toughing them, even the most toxic

mushroom will have no effect on you if you touch it the poisoning only happen if

you ingest it.

check the website from the link hopefully it will answer your queries better.

http://www.backyardnature.net/f/mush-id.htm

Thanks

Tanay

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[Madhuri Raut]

Thank you so much Tanayji. Now I will have no fear to touch the mushrooms

Regards

Bhagyashri

[Madhuri Raut]

can it be Agaricus augustus

Regards

Bhagyashri

[Na Bha]

Bhagyashri ji,

To identify mushrooms one need to know many things about the sample. What the cap. the stem etc. look like. here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushroom� you will find the Morphological characteristics of the caps of mushrooms.
Also the base of the mushroom is important to identify it. so turn the mushroom out of the soil, to get the whole mushroom in your hand.

Mushrooms are surely poisonous, but no harm in touching it. I have even seen mushrooms specialists, cutting a tiny tiny part of the mushroom und tasting it, but not swallow it. As Tanay says, poisoning only happens if you ingest it.

Regards
Nalini

Am 21.09.2011 06:53, schrieb Madhuri Raut:

Thank you so much Tanayji. Now I will have no fear to touch the mushrooms

Regards

Bhagyashri

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Tanay Bose <tanay...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Madhuri Ji.

This is probably some species of Agaricus. The image of the under-surface of�

a cap in mushroom is very important for identification of a mushroom. Identifying

mushrooms are quite tough its nearly impossible to do even with best quality images

even the colour of the microscopic spores can change the species. There is no�

worries to about toxicity of mushroom if you are toughing them, even the most toxic

mushroom will have no effect on you if you touch it the poisoning only happen if

you ingest it.

check the website from the link hopefully it will answer your queries better.

http://www.backyardnature.net/f/mush-id.htm

Thanks

Tanay

On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Madhuri Raut <iti...@gmail.com> wrote:

Request for identification this mushroom�

One query. Whenever mushrooms are posted for Id experts ask for a pic of the underside of the mushroom. Why is it so important. I fear touching these wild mushrooms as I have heard they are poisonous. If I have to take the pic from below then I need to uproot it with a stick which my conscience does not allow me to do so. Fortunately this mushroom was already exposing the under surface

Regards

Bhagyashri

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Tanay Bose

Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
Department of Botany.
University of British Columbia .
3529-6270 University Blvd.
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)

�� � � � � 604-822-2019 (Lab)

�� � � � ��604-822-6089 �(Fax)

ta...@interchange.ubc.ca

Webpages:�

[Madhuri Raut]

Thank you Naliniji for providing the link. I now have a better understanding about mushrooms

Regards

Bhagyashri

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 4:25 PM, Na Bha <nabha-...@gmx.de> wrote:

Bhagyashri ji,

To identify mushrooms one need to know many things about the sample. What the cap. the stem etc. look like. here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushroom  you will find the Morphological characteristics of the caps of mushrooms.

Also the base of the mushroom is important to identify it. so turn the mushroom out of the soil, to get the whole mushroom in your hand.

Mushrooms are surely poisonous, but no harm in touching it. I have even seen mushrooms specialists, cutting a tiny tiny part of the mushroom und tasting it, but not swallow it. As Tanay says, poisoning only happens if you ingest it.

Regards
Nalini




Am 21.09.2011 06:53, schrieb Madhuri Raut:

Thank you so much Tanayji. Now I will have no fear to touch the mushrooms

Regards

Bhagyashri

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Tanay Bose <tanay...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Madhuri Ji.

This is probably some species of Agaricus. The image of the under-surface of 

a cap in mushroom is very important for identification of a mushroom. Identifying

mushrooms are quite tough its nearly impossible to do even with best quality images

even the colour of the microscopic spores can change the species. There is no 

worries to about toxicity of mushroom if you are toughing them, even the most toxic

mushroom will have no effect on you if you touch it the poisoning only happen if

you ingest it.

check the website from the link hopefully it will answer your queries better.

http://www.backyardnature.net/f/mush-id.htm

Thanks

Tanay

On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Madhuri Raut <iti...@gmail.com> wrote:

Request for identification this mushroom 

One query. Whenever mushrooms are posted for Id experts ask for a pic of the underside of the mushroom. Why is it so important. I fear touching these wild mushrooms as I have heard they are poisonous. If I have to take the pic from below then I need to uproot it with a stick which my conscience does not allow me to do so. Fortunately this mushroom was already exposing the under surface

Regards

Bhagyashri

--

Tanay Bose

Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant.
Department of Botany.
University of British Columbia .
3529-6270 University Blvd.
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada)
Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile)

           604-822-2019 (Lab)

           604-822-6089  (Fax)

ta...@interchange.ubc.ca

Webpages: 

[Tanay Bose]

Hi Madhuri Ji.

This not Agaricus augustus because the suggested species has 

an annular ring which missing in your mushroom.

To know different parts of a mushroom kindly flow the link below

http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/y5489e/y5489e-01.gif

Thanks

Tanay

[Madhuri Raut]

Thank you Tanayji After studying all the links provided it appears that identifying mushrooms is a tough task for a non botanist like me. but it was good to know atleast the parts of mushroom

Regards

Bhagyashri

[Tanay Bose]

Surely identifying mushroom is tough

but there are some obvious ones which 

can be identified easily.

Tanay

[J.M. Garg]

Hi, Suhaib ji,

Is it Agaricus species ?

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[Suhaib Yatoo]

Termitomyces seems more likely.
Was the base rooting?

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Suhaib ji

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