Edward’s Mushrooms by https://padlet.com/edwardsharp/SharpyFantasticFungi Oliphant science awards en-us 2022-05-20 05:35:38 UTC 2023-06-14 09:43:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4f7.png Slippery Jack edwardsharp https://padlet.com/edwardsharp/SharpyFantasticFungi/wish/2201803879 This is a Slippery Jack that is showing it’s spongy undercoat, the reason it’s undercoat is so spongy is because it keeps a lot of moisture and seeps it through on top of the mushroom, hence why it is name “Slippery” Jack. Slippery Jacks tend to grow in pine forests because they like the dark-ish and damp environment.]]> 2022-05-27 05:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/edwardsharp/SharpyFantasticFungi/wish/2201803879 Amanita muscaria edwardsharp https://padlet.com/edwardsharp/SharpyFantasticFungi/wish/2201806951
 Amanitas don’t usually grow in South Australia, they tend to grow in Victoria and more of the states in that direction. They are A very distinctive mushroom because it’s bright top. The only bad thing with these mushrooms is that they are very poisonous.
]]> 2022-05-27 05:13:04 UTC https://padlet.com/edwardsharp/SharpyFantasticFungi/wish/2201806951  Jacko Lantern edwardsharp https://padlet.com/edwardsharp/SharpyFantasticFungi/wish/2209806327 These mushrooms are called jack o lantern mushrooms because they have a orange yellow-ish colour, like a pumpkin. They have some narrow sharp like gills. These like to grow in a moist environment, like most mushrooms, but this one can grow on rotten wood. Making it quite distinctive.]]> 2022-06-03 05:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/edwardsharp/SharpyFantasticFungi/wish/2209806327 Saffron milkcap edwardsharp https://padlet.com/edwardsharp/SharpyFantasticFungi/wish/2209815323 The saffron milkcap is famous for 2 things, one , it’s blood, this is one of the only mushrooms that have blood. When you cut open it’s stem it will let out a orange blood. Two, it’s taste, the saffron milkcap has a very appealing taste, so much that it’s scientific name is Lactarius deliciosus. The Saffron Milkcap only grow near pine trees because they have a symbiotic relationship.
 ]]> 2022-06-03 05:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/edwardsharp/SharpyFantasticFungi/wish/2209815323 Mycelium edwardsharp https://padlet.com/edwardsharp/SharpyFantasticFungi/wish/2215780071 This is mycelium, this is not a mushroom, it is the network of small pieces of chitin, cellulose and routines this network of mycelium is called hyphae, which mushrooms grow along, it’s sort of like the internet, but for mushrooms.]]> 2022-06-09 03:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/edwardsharp/SharpyFantasticFungi/wish/2215780071 Symbiotic relationship meaning edwardsharp https://padlet.com/edwardsharp/SharpyFantasticFungi/wish/2234887450 Symbiotic means it has a relationship with a nearby tree or, because mushrooms can keep moisture that trees need, and trees can keep mushroom nutrients that the mushrooms need. They make a trade and can help both plants to grow much stronger than they would independently.]]> 2022-07-01 05:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/edwardsharp/SharpyFantasticFungi/wish/2234887450 Parasol edwardsharp https://padlet.com/edwardsharp/SharpyFantasticFungi/wish/2244385402 The parasol mushroom is named the parasol because of shape that resembles an umbrella. The parasol grows in pastures and woodland environments. This mushroom is edible can be easily confused with a few similar looking poisonous mushrooms, such as the “false parasol” or the “green-spored parasol” which is the most common cause of mushroom poisoning.]]> 2022-07-16 02:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/edwardsharp/SharpyFantasticFungi/wish/2244385402