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  2. List of bioluminescent fungi - Wikipedia

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    All bioluminescent fungi share the same enzymatic mechanism, suggesting that there is a bioluminescent pathway that arose early in the evolution of the mushroom-forming Agaricales. [5] All known luminescent species are white rot fungi capable of breaking down lignin, found in abundance in wood.

  3. Amanita muscaria - Wikipedia

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    A classic description of this use of A. muscaria by an African-American mushroom seller in Washington, D.C., in the late 19th century is described by American botanist Frederick Vernon Coville. In this case, the mushroom, after parboiling, and soaking in vinegar, is made into a mushroom sauce for steak. [133]

  4. False morel - Wikipedia

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    Gyromitra esculenta, a false morel. When gathering morels for mushrooms, care must be taken to distinguish them from potentially poisonous lookalikes. While a great many morel lookalikes, and even morels themselves are toxic or cause gastrointestinal upset when consumed raw, some, such as Gyromitra esculenta remain toxic even after conventional cooking methods.

  5. Mushroom - Wikipedia

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    A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source.

  6. Psilocybin mushroom - Wikipedia

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    Recreational doses of psilocybin mushrooms are typically between 1.0 to 3.5–5.0 g of dry mushrooms and 10 to 50 g of fresh mushrooms. [ 48 ] [ 51 ] This corresponds to a dosage of psilocybin of about 10 to 50 mg. [ 51 ] Usual doses of the common species P. cubensis range around 1.0 to 2.5 g, while about 2.5 to 5.0 g dried mushroom material is ...

  7. Hydnellum peckii - Wikipedia

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    The species was first described scientifically by American mycologist Howard James Banker in 1913. [2] Italian Pier Andrea Saccardo placed the species in the genus Hydnum in 1925, [3] while Walter Henry Snell and Esther Amelia Dick placed it in Calodon in 1956; [4] Hydnum peckii (Banker) Sacc. and Calodon peckii Snell & E.A. Dick are synonyms of Hydnellum peckii.

  8. Mushroom Observer - Wikipedia

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    Mushroom Observer is a collaborative mycology website started by Nathan Wilson in 2006. [1] Its purpose is to "record observations about mushrooms , help people identify mushrooms they aren't familiar with, and expand the community around the scientific exploration of mushrooms" .

  9. Foxfire - Wikipedia

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    Foxfire, also called fairy fire and chimpanzee fire, [1] is the bioluminescence created by some species of fungi present in decaying wood. The bluish-green glow is attributed to a luciferase, an oxidative enzyme, which emits light as it reacts with a luciferin.