Hypomyces lactifluorum, the lobster mushroom, Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for August 2001. This month's fungus is Hypomyces lactifluorum, the lobster mushroom For the rest of my pages on fungi, please click This month's fungus is Hypomyces lactifluorum, the lobster mushroom.
Technically Hypomyces is a parasite of other mushrooms, turning them into lobster mushrooms. The whole thing is called the lobster mushroom because of its red "shell" on the outside with white inside, much like cutting open a lobster, as shown to the left in my delicious dinner last August at the Humboldt Field Research Institute, Eagle Hill, Maine, where I taught a class on basidiomycetes. However, the red crust on the outside is the stromatic sterile tissue of the ascomycete (Hypomyces), and the white flesh on the inside is the flesh of a basidiomycete mushroom, presumably a Russula or Lactarius (more on this later).
There are a number of other fungi that get their nutrition directly from other fungi, parasitizing them. Cultivating Lobster Mushrooms? - Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms. Is this possible?
I know lobster mushrooms are actually Hypomyces Lactifluorum (a parasitic fungus) "infected" Lactarius or Russula mushrooms. I found this article published in 2001; their methods aren't included but are probably similar to that of chantrelle cultivation. It appears that these researchers have had success introducing Lactarius (unclear wether from spores or culture) into a pine seedling root system, which eventually lead to stable fruiting.
This part seems difficult enough but at least possible. The same techniques might work for similar species that Hypomyces like to infect. HOW TO: Grow your own mushrooms from recycled cardboard and coffee grounds. Book lovers and coffee drinkers no doubt have an excess of cardboard and coffee grounds on their hands.
But before you chuck them in the recycling bin, why not consider reusing those materials to grow mushrooms? It may sound strange at first, but nutrient-rich coffee grounds and corrugated cardboard are a match made in mushroom heaven. All you’ll need is a plastic container cleaned with rubbing alcohol and perforated with four to six quarter-inch holes; corrugated cardboard that’s been soaked in water for at least one to two days; quality mushroom spawn that can be found online; and spent coffee grounds, ideally from the day-of. Starting with the cardboard, layer the materials in the container like you would lasagna and cover each sprinkle of spawn with coffee grounds. Then, watch the magic happen! + A Piece of Rainbow The article above was submitted to us by an Inhabitat reader. A Helmet Made of Mushroom Fiber? Whoever said internships had to be boring?
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