Thank you Naliniji for providing the link. I now have a better understanding about mushrooms Regards Bhagyashri
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 4:25 PM, Na Bha <[email protected]> wrote: > Bhagyashri ji, > > To identify mushrooms one need to know many things about the sample. What > the cap. the stem etc. look like. here > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushroom you will find the Morphological > characteristics of the caps of mushrooms. > Also the base of the mushroom is important to identify it. so turn the > mushroom out of the soil, to get the whole mushroom in your hand. > > Mushrooms are surely poisonous, but no harm in touching it. I have even > seen mushrooms specialists, cutting a tiny tiny part of the mushroom und > tasting it, but not swallow it. As Tanay says, poisoning only happens if you > ingest it. > > Regards > Nalini > > > > > Am 21.09.2011 06:53, schrieb Madhuri Raut: > > Thank you so much Tanayji. Now I will have no fear to touch the mushrooms > Regards > Bhagyashri > > On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Tanay Bose <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Madhuri Ji. >> This is probably some species of Agaricus. The image of the under-surface >> of >> a cap in mushroom is very important for identification of a mushroom. >> Identifying >> mushrooms are quite tough its nearly impossible to do even with best >> quality images >> even the colour of the microscopic spores can change the species. There is >> no >> worries to about toxicity of mushroom if you are toughing them, even the >> most toxic >> mushroom will have no effect on you if you touch it the poisoning only >> happen if >> you ingest it. >> check the website from the link hopefully it will answer your queries >> better. >> http://www.backyardnature.net/f/mush-id.htm >> >> Thanks >> Tanay >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Request for identification this mushroom >>> >>> One query. Whenever mushrooms are posted for Id experts ask for a pic >>> of the underside of the mushroom. Why is it so important. I fear touching >>> these wild mushrooms as I have heard they are poisonous. If I have to take >>> the pic from below then I need to uproot it with a stick which my conscience >>> does not allow me to do so. Fortunately this mushroom was already exposing >>> the under surface >>> >>> Regards >>> Bhagyashri >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *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) >> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >> [email protected] >> *Webpages:* >> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html >> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ >> >> >> >
