By extension, the term " mushroom " can also designate the entire fungus when in culture ; the thallus ( called a mycelium ) of species forming the fruiting bodies called mushrooms ; or the species itself.

In general, identification to genus can often be accomplished in the field using a local mushroom guide.

Identification to species, however, requires more effort ; one must remember that a mushroom develops from a button stage into a mature structure, and only the latter can provide certain characteristics needed for the identification of the species.

Once such stages are formed, the mushroom can rapidly pull in water from its mycelium and expand, mainly by inflating preformed cells that took several days to form in the primordia.

Though mushroom fruiting bodies are short-lived, the underlying mycelium can itself be long-lived and massive.

Many mushroom species produce secondary metabolites that can be toxic, mind-altering, antibiotic, antiviral, or bioluminescent.

The chromophores of mushroom dyes are organic compounds and produce strong and vivid colors, and all colors of the spectrum can be achieved with mushroom dyes.

For example, the chanterelle genus Craterellus often has 6-spored basidia, while some corticioid Sistotrema species can have 2 -, 4 -, 6 -, or 8-spored basidia, and the cultivated button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.

It seems that sometimes it can be disadvantageous for a mushroom to open up and free its spores in the usual way.

Various toxins such as mushroom poisoning and drugs can also cause acute diarrhea.

Each item can be used to an effect such as launching shells at opponents, consuming a mushroom to gain a temporary boost in speed, or placing bananas on the ground for opponents to later slip on.

After that, Klaymen can visit a demolition shack ( where he makes a statue of himself with dynamite ), a wasteland with a large red mushroom covered in yellow berries ( which cause Klaymen to burp, longer with each one ) and a green music box which causes the " Weasel ", a large, insect-like monster to burst from the wall and chase Klaymen back across the wasteland, forcing him to hide in the demolition shack.

Raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, wild cranberries, and many varieties of mushroom can be found in the woods in the early autumn.

Therefore, the organic gardener must be careful regarding the sourcing of mushroom compost ; if in doubt, samples can be analyzed for contamination – in the UK, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is able to advise regarding this issue.

If the steel is too soft it can bend or mushroom, plastically deforming under the force of the hammer.

This structure breaks as the young mushroom expands, leaving parts that can be found at the base of the stalk as a boot or cuplike structure, and there may be patches of removable material on the cap surface.

Destroying angels can be mistaken for edible fungi such as the button mushroom, meadow mushroom, or the horse mushroom.

Young destroying angels that are still enclosed in their universal veil can be mistaken for puffballs, but slicing them in half longitudinally will reveal internal mushroom structures.

As little as half a mushroom cap can be fatal if the victim is not treated quickly enough.

" little ears ") with mushroom filling ( sauerkraut can be used, as well, again depending on the family tradition ).

Volcanic eruptions and impact events can produce natural mushroom clouds.

Generally it can be said that lower-yield explosions have about 90 % of radioactivity in the mushroom head and 10 % in the stem.

The disadvantage of using deadweight anchors in conditions where a mushroom anchor could be used is that it needs to be around ten times the weight of the equivalent mushroom anchor.

In German folklore and old fairy tales, toads are often depicted sitting on toadstool mushrooms and catching, with their tongues, the flies that are said to be drawn to the Fliegenpilz, a German name for the toadstool, meaning " flies ' mushroom ") This is how the mushroom got another of its names, Krötenstuhl ( a less-used German name for the mushroom ), literally translating to " toad-stool ".

However, delineation between edible and poisonous fungi is not clear-cut, so a " mushroom " may be edible, poisonous, or unpalatable.

Eating mushrooms gathered in the wild is risky and should not be undertaken by individuals not knowledgeable in mushroom identification, unless the individuals limit themselves to a relatively small number of good edible species that are visually distinctive.

Recent research has found that the oyster mushroom naturally contains the cholesterol-lowering drug lovastatin, mushrooms produce large amounts of vitamin D when exposed to UV light, and that certain fungi may be a future source of taxol.

It is for this reason that all puffballs gathered in mushroom hunting should be cut in half lengthwise.

If collected before spores have formed, while the flesh is still white, it may be cooked as slices fried in butter, with a strong earthy, mushroom flavor.

Actually, the formation of adiabatic shear bands means that the sides of the " mushroom " tend to break away earlier, leading to a smaller head on impact, though it will still be significantly " mushroomed ".

The name of the mushroom in many European languages is thought to be derived from its use as an insecticide, when sprinkled in milk.

The concentrations of psilocin and psilocybin, determined by high-performance liquid chromatography, were determined to be in the range of 0. 14 – 0. 42 %/ 0. 37 – 1. 30 % ( dry weight ) in the whole mushroom, 0. 17 – 0. 78 %/ 0. 44 – 1. 35 % in the cap and 0. 09 – 0. 30 %/ 0. 05 – 1. 27 % in the stem.

However, he began pondering the question of what the implications would be if there had been a drawing of a mushroom cloud in a magazine from 1932, and he eventually came up with the plot of a time travel story.

It used to sometimes be popular to frost these with psilocybin mushroom frosting, but this practice has since been discontinued when psilocybin mushrooms were banned in 2008.

* required that pigs be given environmental enrichment, specifically they must have “ permanent access to a sufficient quantity of material to enable proper investigation and manipulation activities, such as straw, hay, wood, sawdust, mushroom compost, peat or a mixture of such …”

Commercials aired several months in advance, ABC distributed half a million " viewer's guides ", which discussed the dangers of nuclear war and prepared the viewer for the graphic scenes of mushroom clouds and radiation burn victims.

However, ancient authors, such as Tacitus and Suetonius, are unanimous about poison having been added to the mushroom dish, rather than the dish having been prepared from poisonous mushrooms.

Prized as an ingredient in various foods, B. edulis is an edible mushroom held in high regard in many cuisines, and is commonly prepared and eaten in soups, pasta, or risotto.

Examples of casseroles prepared in this manner are tuna casserole ( with canned tuna, cooked pasta, sometimes peas, and cream-of-mushroom soup ) and green bean casserole ( green beans with cream of mushroom soup, topped with french fried onions ).

For instance, Scandinavian mythology says Berserkers could drink a mixture called " butotens ", perhaps prepared from the Amanita muscaria mushroom, to increase their physical power a dozen times at the risk of insanity.

In the version often prepared in the USA today in restaurants and hotels, it consists of strips of beef filet with a mushroom, onion, and sour cream sauce, and is served over rice or pasta.

Traditionally, food such as soups flaki, rosół, zupa ogórkowa, zupa grzybowa ( mushroom soup ), żurek, zupa pomidorowa ( tomato soup ) have been prepared in large vessels intended for groups, often necessitating the use of devices such as oars in their preparation.

The authors of Mushrooms in Color said that the mushroom tastes good sauteed in butter or prepared in a cream sauce served on toast or rice.