basidiomycota

Club fungi division

Basidiomycota is a major division of fungi characterized by club-shaped spore-bearing structures called basidia.

This group includes mushrooms, puffballs, shelf fungi, rusts, and smuts—many of the fungi most familiar to non-specialists.

The term appears mainly in scientific and academic contexts: The forest floor was dominated by basidiomycota species. (Capitalized Basidiomycota is the standard taxonomic form.)

mushrooms

toadstool

Umbrella-shaped poisonous fungus

chanterelleGolden edible wild fungus
shiitakeEast Asian edible mushroom
portobelloFull-grown cremini mushroom

cremini · amanita · bolete · puffball · agaric · oyster mushroom · matsutake · enoki · maitake · fly agaric

ecology

decomposer

Organism breaking down corpses

saprophyteOrganism feeding on decay
ligninStructural plant polymer
cellulosePlant wall polysaccharide

decay · humus · symbiosis · forest floor · deadwood · carbon cycle · soil · compost · biodegradation · detritus

structures

pileus

Mushroom's top structure

stipeBotanical supporting axis
gillsAquatic respiratory organs
lamellaThin structural plate

cap · annulus · context · veil

pathogens

rusts

Corrodes through moisture exposure

smutsSoot particles or fungi
plant diseaseIllness affecting vegetation
crop damageHarm to cultivated plants

bunt · gall · pustule · host plant · infection · puccinia

basidiomycota

toadstool

decomposer

pileus

rusts

basidiomycota

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