Chemical tests in mushroom identification are methods that aid in determining the variety of some fungi. The most useful tests are Melzer's reagent and...

smelling mushrooms carries its own hazards because of poisons and allergens. Chemical tests are also used for some genera. In general, identification to genus...

half a mushroom cap can cause severe liver injury if swallowed. The compounds have a similar structure, that of eight amino-acid residues arranged in a conserved...

"a giant mushroom that increased the height of the pillar to a total of 45,000 feet". In 1946, the Operation Crossroads nuclear bomb tests were described...

Additionally, mushrooms can absorb chemicals within polluted locations, accumulating pollutants and heavy metals including arsenic and iron—sometimes in lethal...

If a drop of ferric sulphate (used as a chemical test in mushroom identification) is applied to the mushroom flesh, it will immediately stain dark bluish-green...

degree of bluing in a Psilocybe fruit body roughly correlates with the concentration of psilocin in the mushroom. Psilocybin is chemically far more stable...

psilocybin mushrooms in nature, and one of the most potent. The mushrooms have a distinctive conical to bell-shaped cap, up to 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter...

basket stinkhorn, bamboo mushrooms, bamboo pith, long net stinkhorn, crinoline stinkhorn, bridal veil, or veiled lady, is a fungus in the family Phallaceae...

existing accounts that mention psilocybin mushrooms typically lack sufficient information to allow species identification, focusing on their effects. For example...

hydroxide (KOH, 5–10%) is applied (a common chemical test used in mushroom identification). This characteristic chemical reaction is shared with A. ocreata and...

species of mushroom-forming fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae with a cosmopolitan distribution. The fruit bodies of the saprobe typically grow in clusters...

stain yellow-brown when placed in dilute potassium hydroxide (KOH). Further methods of identification are chemical tests. With the application of FeSO4...

possibly the most deadly of all the amatoxins, toxins found in several species of the mushroom genus Amanita, one being the death cap (Amanita phalloides)...

mushroom, or the cauliflower coral, is an edible species of coral fungus in the family Gomphaceae. Its robust fruit body can grow up to 15 cm (6 in)...

Michigan Press. pp. 23–27. ISBN 978-0-472-03036-1. "Morel Mushroom Identification". Mushroom Appreciation. 24 February 2022. Karlson-Stiber C, Persson...

and florists, mushroom pickers and floriculturists have reported allergic reactions to benomyl. In a laboratory study, dogs fed benomyl in their diets for...

Paul (1996). "5. Good tips for great trips". Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An identification guide. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-89815-839-7...

Maldives fish, katsuobushi, sardines, and anchovies), dashi, tomatoes, mushrooms, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, meat extract, yeast extract, kimchi, cheeses...

identify seasonal allergies, such as laboratory tests, imaging tests, and nasal endoscopy. In the laboratory tests, the doctor will take a nasal smear and it...

matched. One of the first true tests of this new technology was in the aftermath of the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929. During the Prohibition Era...

fusoid (wider in the middle and tapering toward the ends) to more or less cylindrical, and have dimensions of 12–17 by 4–5 μm. Chemical tests can be used...

developed specific chemical tests on the milk cap mushrooms. He tried to define macroscopic characters to allow the identification of agarics and boletes...

2–8 μm that appear in the hyphae and throughout the hymenium, and a large (8–12 μm) globule in the pleurocystidia. Several chemical tests have been documented...

and does not test it. Next, the sample must be made testable. Urine and oral fluid can be used "as is" for some tests, but other tests require the drugs...

microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one of the traditional eukaryotic kingdoms...

fruit bodies (mushrooms) have sticky reddish to brown caps up to 20 cm (8 in), and its stipes are up to 16 cm (6.3 in) long and 3.5 cm (1.4 in) thick. They...

that was first described in this publication was R. laeta. Schäffer developed a chemical test to help with the identification of Agaricus species. A positive...

Gibson Lea (1785–1844), a mushroom collector from Ohio who had sent a collection of specimens to Berkeley for identification. The hygrophanous cap is 1...

in 1899. P. multiplex is commonly known as the blue chanterelle, the purple chanterelle, or, in Alaska, the black chanterelle. However, this mushroom...