The mushroom is not the organism
A mushroom is a spore-bearing fruiting body. Most of the fungus is a mycelium you never see, and many fungi never make a mushroom at all.
Topic
taxonomy
Essays in Mycopsyco tagged “taxonomy”.
3 essays
How to read a fungal discovery headline
A new species name, a chemical in a dish, and a press release are different kinds of news. How to read the gaps a fungal headline usually skips.
How taxonomists name fungi — and why names change
A fungal name is a hypothesis tied to a type specimen. DNA reshuffled many familiar labels. How to read a name without treating it as betrayal.