CD-ROM Edible and Poisonous Moshrooms. Containing 171 pictures and text

CD159. Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms. In order to understand mushrooms better, one must take into consideration that the actual plants grow hidden from view, in a saprophytic or parasitic manner and rarely in a symbiosis (as mycorrhizae) with other plants. The „mushrooms“ that we take home with us are only the fruiting bodies that the plants grow in order to preserve the species. All these fruiting bodies, as different in appearance as they may be, are in essence a more or less clearly manifested hymenium in which spores will be formed. High-quality color pictures show selected samples in situ. In order to facilitate their recognition, all mushrooms were pictured from the side, from above and from underneath. The accompanying interpretation text provides information on their occurrence and possible use, explaining in detail the many aspects that may lead to confusion in their identification.