Posted by Inosuke (01/17/24 06:17 PM)
Thank you for the information!
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Posted by Doraagritech (09/05/19 11:36 PM)
Good photo !! Thanks for your share
Posted by ossifrage (06/17/15 06:15 PM)
The description of how spores are forcibly launched from the basidia is wrong.  On the proximal tip of the spore (end attached to sterigma) there is a structure called the Hilar appendage that accumulates a water drop, called Buller's Drop.  A thin layer of water also accumulates around the distal end (away from sterigma).  When there is enough water, the Buller's Drop and the thin layer of water meet, the drop then rapidly shifts towards the distal end of the spore.  This causes a massive change in the center of gravity and the spore is forcible launched from the sterigma.  The electrostatic forces keep the spores from hitting the gills and channels the spores down, out of the gills/tubes/hydnum/etc, with no physical barriers.  This is why so many basidiomycetes fruit during rainy time periods; without sufficient humidity there will not be enough water for spore release.  Conversely, if there is too much water, spores often accumulate a thin layer over the entire spore, before Buller's Drop formation. This is also why if it is too wet many species will either not form a mushroom, abort mushrooms in progress, or simply not release spores.  Too much water can cause you to get poor spore prints.

We call this ballistosporey and is unique to the Basidiomycota.  The feature has been lost several times through the evolution of basidiomycetes, most commonly in completely gasteroid fruiting bodies and sometimes in secotioid fruiting bodies.  I would point out that while we all agree on what a gasteroid species is, there are conflicting views on the exact definition of secotioid fruiting bodies.  Some feel that there needs to be the complete loss of ballistosporey.  Others feel a functional loss is enough, such as a veil that completely covers the hymenophore and is not lost.

There are some other cool things with basidiomycete life cycles, like Buller's Phenomenon.  If anyone is interested I can describe that as well.  There are also some cool things like haploidization and parasexuality, anamorph vs. telomorph, zone lines, and a few others.


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Posted by matty187 (02/15/15 03:28 PM)
Hi there, I just did my first grow of magic mushroooms everything went well in till they started growing lol. It only takes maybe 12 hours for them to grow full, after pining. The problem is the caps open and turn completely black, shrivel up and the mushroom falls over. can anyone tell me why this is happening or if they are even still good. from what I have read it seems like mold is growing with then and turning them black? If anyone could give me some answer's it would be much appreciated.
Thanks so much.. 
I posted a thread of my own with pictures, here is a link so you can take a look at what im dealing with.. thanks! Feel free to PM me.

http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/21277410
Posted by mushietek (05/03/07 07:54 AM)

Thank you for this great picture!

I've been searching for hours for a lifecycle chart for a presentation on the sex life and life cycle of a mushroom for hours!

guess i should have looked here to begin with.

this has all the info i need on it in one simple picture without having to read pages and pages........

cheers again.

mushietek.