One aspect of mushroom identification is comparing an unknown mushroom to descriptions of a known mushroom. Here are some common cap shapes and representations of these through familiar mushrooms. All mushrooms exhibit a variety of shapes throughout their lifecycle so identification through cap shape is more art than science. Key Takeaways Cap shapes can be…
As I mention throughout this site, I am not an expert. My knowledge of mushrooms is based on my personal experience, videos, lectures, classes, and some excellent books. I’d like to share with you some of the books that I use most often and some that I know others really enjoy. ** This post is…
Here is a link to the latest Intro to PNW Mushrooms talk
One can learn a lot about mushrooms and all other forms of life in a particular area through some simple searching using iNaturalist. I use it to upload my mushroom observations and at this point I have logged over 2000 in just the PNW. Here is a video outlining some of my favorite uses of…
Members will find recordings from past events here in the Watch & Read section. Scroll through to find the most recent Intro to PNW Mushrooms recording as well as others available for your membership type. This should all be improved in the next couple of weeks. You can find upcoming events in the Events area….
Here is a recording from Jan 5th. Members will have access to this and all future Intro to Mushroom events/archives for 1 year
Here is a recording from a children’s focused talk about mushrooms recorded on Dec 11. A higher quality video is available on FB and other versions posted earlier also have higher resolution.
The process is extracting and analyzing DNA from mushrooms is a lot easier than you might think. Here is a very basic overview of the process Extract DNA from your tissue Select a very specific region to copy Make millions of copies Send those copies to a lab for sequencing Search for that DNA sequence…
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