Video: Mushrooms 101: Identification and Anatomy - Part 1

Welcome to Season 3!

We are getting it started by covering the essentials of mushrooms and foraging. This is part 1, we dive into the anatomy of a mushroom and how it matters in proper identification. We cover 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

Thanks for watching!

I hope you come away with a more thorough understanding and a deeper appreciate for the beauty and intricacy of mushroom forms!

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