Useful information Tanayji. Thanks for sharing. On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 12:18 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Raghu Ji, > Spores are always microscopic and , the colour the spore sometimes > determines a species in fungi !!! hence identification of fungi from photo > is really a hard task if not seen with own eyes. This is the reason why > fungal taxonomist use spore print. I am attaching a photo of how take a > spore print of a mushroom you can try it out next time when you seen a > mature mushroom. You will really have fun doing this small experiment with > your house hold things!! > Regards > Tanay > > > On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 10:54 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Tanayji, >> >> Thanks for the identifying this mushroom - *Pleuteus longistriatus.* >> >> >> The stalk/stipe color changes because of the pink spore dispersal on >> it is really an enchanting learning, This means the spores should be truly >> microscopic in nature to give that fine finish to the the stipe. Coherent and >> logical. After all, its nature's wonderful handiwork! >> >> I appreciate people studying mushrooms. >> >> Regards >> Raghu >> >> Pluteus - A large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the >> shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer >> Pluteaceae - A family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales >> Agaricales - Typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision >> Basidiomycota >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* tanay bose <[email protected]> >> *To:* raghu ananth <[email protected]> >> *Cc:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Sun, 6 June, 2010 8:18:35 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:37380] Small white mushrooms for ID | >> 07Jun10 AR02 >> >> Dear Raghu Ji, >> I hope the mushroom is* Pleuteus longistriatus *see the mature >> basidiocarp on he first picture the stipe is light pink in colour where as >> its powdery white in young ones the reason is "the mature mushroom is >> dispersing spores which is pink in colour and it sticks to the powdery >> surface of the stipe turning it pink with maturity". I really appreciate >> your angles of photography this type of photographs help in ID a lot when it >> comes to mushroom and lichens. >> Regards >> Tanay >> >> On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 5:36 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> These brownish white mushrooms found close together have sprouted in a >>> day. Their were no trace of any of them in the previous day. >>> All that happened was a good summer rains in the night which brought >>> about this change. In some of these picture we can also see the fruit body >>> development from the button stage to the matured. >>> >>> >>> Date/Time : >>> >>> 07 May 2010 06:31PM >>> >>> >>> >>> Location- Place, altitude and GPS: >>> >>> Chandagal Village, Mysore district >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Habitat- garden/ urban/wild/type: >>> >>> Village, along the farm wild vegetation >>> >>> >>> >>> Plant Habit-tree/shrub/climber/herb: >>> >>> Mushroom, Decaying leaves >>> >>> >>> >>> Height/length: >>> >>> ~ 3 inches width >>> >>> >>> >>> Mushroom Cap (Pileus) Shape/ color >>> >>> 5 cms, conical, Bell shaped and / White/brown/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Stipe/ Stalk/Stem-/colour/height/ >>> >>> >>> >>> White, 6cms >>> >>> >>> >>> Gills/Pores/ >>> >>> >>> >>> gills - Brown/white >>> >>> >>> >>> Annular ring >>> Not observed Volva White, >>> >>> Regards >>> Raghu >>> >>> Regards >>> Raghu >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "efloraofindia" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Tanay Bose >> +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) >> 9830439691(Mobile) >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > Tanay Bose > +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) > 9830439691(Mobile) > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Muthu Karthick, N Junior Research Fellow Care Earth Trust Chennai - 61 www.careearthtrust.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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