Natural Sciences
Examples of Mushrooms
The fungi are a chain of living things pertaining to the Kingdom Fungi. The fungi have a wide biodiversity and destined to different functions.
The mushrooms can be poisonous or edible, medicinal, parasitic or wild. Fungi are characterized by being plants with a lack of chlorophylls, they must exist in different habitats, we can find them in deserts and in very humid soils.
The reproduction of the fungi occurs through methods of division, spores or eggs, which translate to sexual or asexual reproductions.
20 Examples of Mushrooms
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- Maitake mushrooms: They are born at the base of trees, it is an edible mushroom.
- Psilocybe semilanceata: It maintains an effect contrary to serotonin. It is also known as mongui mushrooms.
- Amanita muscaria: Represents an important neurotoxic and hallucinogenic substance.
- L actarius deliciosus: Mushroom that is used par excellence in Spanish food.
- Candida albicans: Human candida is a type that appears on the skin of humans. It can be cured with an indicated treatment.
- Tuber melanosporum: Edible mushroom also known as black truffles.
- Epidermophyton floccosum: Excess humidity and heat create a fungus that comes out on the feet and is common among the population.
- Omphalotus nidiformis: This mushroom is inedible and is related to toxic substances.
- Stachybotrys chartarum: Also known as black mold and represents one of the fungi with the highest toxicity.
- Amanita phalloides: This is one of the most dangerous mushrooms of all. Its name is related to the fungus of death.
- Sarcoscypha coccinea: Also known as Scarlet Copica. This type of mushroom grows on sticks and branches.
- Agaricus bisporus: They represent the common mushrooms.
- Trametes versicolor: It is characterized by being one of the medicinal mushrooms.
- Aspergillus flavus: This type of fungus abounds in corn and corns.
- Lentinula edodes: Another type of edible mushroom.
- Ustilago maydis: Edible mushroom.
- Cyttaria harioti: Corresponds to a parasitic fungus that forms in certain trees.
- Penicillium chrysogenum: They provide nutrients for medicinal solutions.
- Ganoderma lucidum: The human consumption of this mushroom is still the subject of study.
- Auricularia auricula-judae: Edible mushroom also known as Buddha’s ear.