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Hashfinger
Nippy Wiffle



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Odd Question about Spore color...
#18728886 - 08/19/13 06:00 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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This is a bit of an odd question, but I'm wondering what the most common spore color is? How did spores evolve to have different shades of color, and what would that purpose serve? If I had to guess, I'd say white is the most common color, but then again, who knows... Alan? Are you out there? I feel like this is along some of the lines of the work you do with DNA and observing which species were born from other species, etc. I'm intrigued
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fry day


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Re: Odd Question about Spore color... [Re: Hashfinger]
#18729793 - 08/19/13 09:08 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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I'm gonna guess brown as the most common... Can't wait for Alan's take...
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Hashfinger
Nippy Wiffle



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Re: Odd Question about Spore color... [Re: fry day]
#18730074 - 08/19/13 10:04 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yeah but there are way too many different variations of brown belonging to too many different classes of fungi. That seems tricky to objectify. White is white, and belongs to what I think is the majority. Just something i've got rolling around the ol' noggin
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Alan Rockefeller
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Re: Odd Question about Spore color... [Re: Hashfinger]
#18730237 - 08/19/13 10:40 PM (10 years, 5 months ago) |
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Dark spores have much more protection from UV light. White spores are only good for a day or 2 of direct sunlight.
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Hashfinger
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Quote:
Alan Rockefeller said: Dark spores have much more protection from UV light. White spores are only good for a day or 2 of direct sunlight.
Dood. Knowledge bombs. Love it. This steers my thoughts in a new direction.
-------------------- Species List (Georgia): Psilocybe caerulescens/weilii, Psilocybe atlantis/galindoi, Psilocybe cubensis, Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata, Psilocybe caerulipes, Psilocybe semilanceata, Psilocybe fagicola, Copelandia cyanescens, Panaeolus cinctulus, Panaeolus fimicola, Panaeolus olivaceus, Gymnopilus luteofolius, Gymnopilus aeruginosus, Gymnopilus junonius, Pluteus salicinus (Ohio): Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata, Psilocybe caerulipes, Pluteus cyanopus, Pluteus salicinus sensu lato..., Panaeolus cinctulus, Gymnopilus luteus, Gymnopilus luteofolius, Gymnopilus junonius, Gymnopilus aeruginosus
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Joust
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Alan Rockefeller said: Dark spores have much more protection from UV light. White spores are only good for a day or 2 of direct sunlight.
interesting, ill have to research this! I would guess white as being the most common spore color.
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