Hi Neil Ji, Mushroom is a very broad term used to describe macroscopic sporulating bodies belonging to higher group of fungi i.e Basidiomycota and Ascomycota, though the members from both the phylum doen't essentially have such fruit bodies. Members from Basidiomycota are known to have the cap (pileus) and stalk ( stipe) but there are many exception such as genus *Auricularia , Tremella* e.tc which lacks caps and stalk. Members from Ascomycota never have stalk and cap. Kindly take a look at the links below.........
1. Different parts of a mushroom- http://www.toxinology.com/generic_static_files/images_generic/MD-fig1A-annulus-volva.gif 2. Basidiomycota- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basidiomycota 3. Ascomycota- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascomycota 4. *Auricularia*- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auricularia 5. *Tremella- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremella* 6. General Fungi- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus Regards Tanay On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 9:04 AM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > > Toadstool is the common name for an inedible or poisonous mushrooms in some > countries. Mushroom experts/communities discourage the usage of this > particular word as there is no scientific classification/description. > > This means - a wild mushroom or a wild toadstool could be poisonous. > > > Thanks / Regards > Raghu > ------------------------------ > *From:* Neil Soares <[email protected]> > *To:* Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>; tanay bose < > [email protected]> > *Cc:* Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>; raghu ananth < > [email protected]>; [email protected] > *Sent:* Fri, 29 October, 2010 8:35:53 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:52291] Please identify this Toadstool > > > > Thanks Tanay for the id and the long and detailed explanation. Rest assured > I had no intention of eating it ! > > > > My thanks also to Raghu, Prof. Singh & Dr. Pankaj for their inputs. > > > > As far as I remember – fungii that bear a cap & a stalk are called > ‘mushrooms’. Poisonous mushrooms are called ‘Toadstools’. > > > > Regards, > > Neil Soares. > > > -- *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) [email protected]
