Mushrooms 101: Identification and Anatomy - Part 1

Welcome to Season 3!
We are getting it started by covering the essentials of mushrooms and foraging. This is part 1, we dive into the anatomy of a mushroom and how it matters in proper identification. We cover a lot of important information, this video will be well worth saving for review and future reference! Don’t be afraid if you are just a beginner or just starting to learn how to ID mushrooms. Jump on in!

Chapters
0:00 Intro!
0:57 What Are Mushrooms?
What is the difference between mushrooms and fungus? The Fungi Kingdom

3:42 Universal Veil, Partial Veil
Is there tissue on you mushroom? Thick tissue? A skirt? A ring zone? Cortina partial veil?

9:59 The Cap
What's your cap look and feel like? The Margin, Striations, Zonation, Scales, Warts & Patches

13:43 Spore Bearing Surfaces
Gills, False Gills, Pores, Spines

20:59 The Stem
What does your stem look like? Reticulation, Glandular dots, Scabers

24:00 Mycelium
Parasitic, Saprobic, Mycorrhizal, Rhizome

28:07 Outro
Thanks for watching!

I hope you come away with a more thorough understanding and a deeper appreciate for the beauty and intricacy of mushroom forms!

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[hughfryer]

I’ve just started my education in mushroom identification, and have perused several YouTube channels. But this video has been the most instructive I’ve come across. The structure you’ve outlined has opened my eyes to how best to describe what to look for is amazing. I’m a scientist and am always looking for ways of describing what I see. These tools that you’ve outlined will give me a structure for my notebooks. Thank you so very much to this video, which I will repeatedly watch and take notes on. I look forward to seeing much more of your channel. Keep up the awesome work!

[KT-pvkl]

It is absolutely STAGGERING that fungi were not recognized as its own kingdom until the 70s and quite humbling how little we understand about those mostly invisible lifeforms that bridge the gap between micro and macro organisms making up some of the smallest and the de facto largest organisms in the entire world.
As a biologist fungi are one of the few remaining frontiers in our field where you can literally make a new discovery every single day just by taking a walk in your local woods or examining a simple soil sample.

[primevalpursuits]

Great video. I don't usually learn this much from mushroom videos, but it's obvious you have a love of mycology and sharing that knowledge. Thanks.

[bensmith]

Wow! what a brilliant introduction to fungi. Excellent photographs, clear description and easy on the eye to boot!.

[TylerThomas]

This video was incredible! This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you for making it. It’s amazing that this quality of information is just on YouTube.

[BlitzMekanika]

Thank you for this video series. While aware of the basics, nobody explains mycology as clearly as you do without dumbing doe to a simpler level.👏🏻 Spores be with you!

[daveybalmer]

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[SomaliSmuli]

Having foraged with elders from a kid this video was still a brand new way of looking at the features to me. Knowing where they come from makes them pop out more and helps sort the information needed for identification. Thanks!

[carlalakins]

Thee most, informative, IN-DEPTH and DETAILED video on mushroom “101” !! Thank you!

[jwmchristie]

Wowzzers this young lady is a master she is perhaps the best biology presenter I have had the good fortune to hear in my life of interest in this most exciting field of the sciences.

[danielgladish]

Incredible video. 4th year biology major here taking my first mycology class. Very comprehensive great production quality and great visuals. Cheers!

[FindInNature]

Very interesting how you explain the different parts of mushrooms.
The photos that are shown help a lot to understand the different features.
Looking forward to the second part ;) .

[neilo]

Incredibly comprehensive info as always. Looking forward to the rest of this season!

[rim-orwry]

ONLY TEN MINUTES PASSED AND I ALREADY LEARNED SO MUCH???? DAMN Thank you for this! Subbed

[sidsteverson]

I’m a first time grower and I’m glad I found this channel!

[mattkretzmann]

WHY is this the best video on mushrooms??? WELL done!!!

[elizabethankeny]

this is SO fascinating! I run a nature group for homeschoolers and we are going to learn about mushrooms so I went digging for information. WOW! SO MUCH I NEVER KNEW!!! Thank you so much! Can't wait to teach the kids about universal and partial veils!!

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Your beauty really helped me stay interested in what you are talking about, as normally I'd just get bored instead.

[chelsiereeder]

Seriously, Awesome! Not too little, not too much info. Very helpful and informative! Thank you! <3

[larissadeoliveira]

The way you talk about mushrooms makes me fall in love for it! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.