Pop Up Post! Fungi I.D. Walk in West Olympia
Mushroom morphology and life-cycle basics: pre-workshop materials by S. Elie.
We are beginning the Fair Weather Plant I.D. Walk Series early this year with:
a feature Fungi Walk on Sunday, March 24!
In preparation of this event we thought folks might appreciate some info on what makes this kingdom so unique and fun to study.
In this blog post we have included diagrams which describe different types of fungi; basic mushroom morphological parts and I.D. features; and the Mushroom Life Cycle, plus additional resources and photos.
These were compiled by Lauren Re, instructor for the upcoming Fungi Walk.
Group size will be limited to 20 participants. There are limited spots left, sign up soon as to not miss out!
Gilled Mushroom Morphology:
Gilled Mushroom Morphology from WCH Toxinology Resources
The Mushroom Life Cycle relies on spores to reproduce.
What we find above soil is only the fruiting body of a larger organism, arising in seasonal time.
These fruiting bodies can take on a variety of shapes, sizes, colors flavors and toxicity.
Mycelium is the vegetative part of the fungus. Mycelium may be too small to observe with the naked eye, or massive like in the case of Armillaria ostoyae in our Cascade range.
Mushroom Life Cycle by Gould League's kids club magazine, Written and Illustrated by Tessa Koumoundouros
Gill Attachments and Cap Shapes:
Look at the fine details, here are some things to notice.
Mushroom Growth Forms:
Shapes to consider when observing mushrooms.
Mushroom growth forms from urbanmushrooms.com
Local groups:
Features to ID mushrooms, gill attachments and cap shapes by George Barron
Further reading:
Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast - Noah Siegel and Christina Schwarz
Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest - Daniel Winkler
Field Guide to Medicinal Mushrooms of North America - Daniel Winkler and Robert Rogers
Look at the variety available in our backyard!
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