4-Botany-Fungus-Kinds

aspergillus

Soil molds {aspergillus} are fungi.

dry rot

Fungi {dry rot} can make trees brittle and dry.

endophyte

Fungi {endophyte} can be parasitic on grasses and toxic to grazing animals.

ergot

Rye plants can have poisonous Basidiomycetes fungi {ergot}.

fairy ring

Perennial mushrooms can make circles {fairy ring}.

mildew

White phycomycetes {mildew} can coat organic surfaces.

mold as fungus

Fungi can be molds {mold, fungus}.

mushroom

Basidiomycetes include mushrooms {mushroom, plant}. Poisonous and non-poisonous mushrooms look similar. Mushroom hyphae are below ground. Mushroom caps are fruiting bodies.

puffball

Fluffy fungi {puffball} are in family Lycoperdaceae.

rust

Basidiomycetes include rusts {rust, fungus}.

smut

Ustilaginales basidiomycetes fungi {smut} can make black patches on cereal grasses.

toadstool

Basidiomycetes fungi {toadstool} can have umbrella-shape. Toadstools can be poisonous and are never for eating.

truffle mushroom

Tuber sac fungi {truffle, fungus} can grow underground and/or in tree roots.

witches' broom

Basidiomycetes include rust {witches' broom}.

4-Botany-Fungus-Kinds-Yeast

yeast as fungus

Sac fungi {yeast, fungus} can have one cell, as budding yeast and fission yeast.

budding yeast

Saccharomyces cerevisiae {budding yeast} {baker's yeast} {brewer's yeast} have buds that start DNA synthesis. Buds then grow through all stages.

fission yeast

Schizosaccharomyces pombe {fission yeast} have cell divisions that start DNA synthesis.

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