L - Mycology Terms

Thin rib-like structures radiating beneath a mushroom cap that are used for spore dispersal. The technical term for gill.

A milky fluid excreted from lacerated surfaces of milk-cap mushrooms (Lactarius).

A hybrid organism (symbiotic relationship) that is both fungus and alga (cyanobacterium).

Fungi that feeds by decomposing wood, leaves, sticks, or other organic debris from trees.