adnexed

When the gills of a mushroom taper in depth towards the stem, making the attachment of the gills to the stem very slight.

These gills are barely attached to the stem! That must make it adnexed.

by DaShroomster November 16, 2020

apothecium

The apothecium is a cup-shaped fruit body with asci that can release spores simultaneously. It is in certain ascomycetes fungi.

On this diagram, we can see this upward "c" like shape. That's the apothecium.

by DaShroomster November 16, 2020

appendiculate

The appendiculate of a mushroom is the torn veil pieces hanging off the sides of the fruiting body.

The appendiculate on that mushroom makes it look like it has icicles hanging off of it.

by DaShroomster November 16, 2020

Acrid

A peppery burning taste

"That mushroom tasted rather acrid!"

by DaShroomster November 16, 2020

ascocarp

An ascocarp, or ascoma (plural: ascomata), is the fruiting body (sporocarp) of an ascomycete phylum fungus. It consists of very tightly interwoven hyphae and may contain millions of asci, each of which typically contains four to eight ascospores. - wiki

This ascocarp has apothecium fruiting bodies. You can tell because the fruiting bodies are cup-shaped.

by DaShroomster November 17, 2020

annulus

The annulus is a ring of tissue on a mushroom's stem left by a torn partial veil.

The veil has ruptured allowing the mushroom's spores to float away. All that's left is the annulus right below the gills.

by DaShroomster November 16, 2020

adnate

Adnate gills are attached to the stem just above the bottom of the gill, with most of it fused to the stem.

This Entoloma haastii has adnate gills on it!

by DaShroomster November 16, 2020