Template:Mycomorphbox

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[edit] MycoMorphBox properties

MycoMorphBoxes depict 8 mycological characteristics that are often useful in identify mushrooms. The template is given as a quick way to display information about mushrooms, and to enable quick comparison between them. As always, use discretion when consuming wild mushrooms. Read mushroom hunting and mushroom poisoning, and rely on the advice of an expert if you are new.

If you would like to add or edit MycoMorphBoxes, here are some guidelines that may help:

MycoMorphBoxes have 8 basic parameters:

1. name = the name of the mushroom being annotated
2. hymeniumType = the type of spore-bearing surface: gills, pores, etc. For now, this must be chosen from: =gills, =pores, =smooth, =ridges, =teeth
3. capShape = a descriptor of the general shape of the cap. For now, this must be chosen from: =campanulate, =conical, =convex, =depressed, =flat, =infundibuliform, =offset, =ovate, =umbillicate, =umbonate, =no, =NA
4. whichGills = a descriptor of how the hymenium attaches to the stem. For now, this must be chosen from: =adnate, =adnexed, =decurrent, =emarginate, =free, =seceding, =sinuate, =subdecurrent, =no, =NA
5. stipeCharacter = indicates if a universal or partial veil is present. For now, this must be chosen from: =bare, =ring, =volva, =ring and volva, =cortina, =NA
6. sporePrintColor = the color of the spore print. For now, this must be chosen from: black, blackish-brown, brown, buff, cream, green, olive, pink, pinkish-brown, purple, reddish-brown, salmon, tan, white, yellow, yellow-orange
7. ecologicalType = indicates how the mushroom obtains nutrients. For now, this must be chosen from: mycorrhizal, parasitic, saprotrophic
8. howEdible = indicates whether the mushroom is edible or poisonous. For now, this must be chosen from: choice, edible, inedible, psychoactive, poisonous, deadly, unknown

[edit] Example

These basic parameters can be specified in any order, but should be typed exactly as above, but excluding the = character. For example:

Phlebopus marginatus mycological characteristics: i   gills on hymenium   cap is infundibuliform   hymenium is seceding   lacks a stipe     spore print is buff or cream   ecology is mycorrhizal   edibility: unknown

{{mycomorphbox
| name = Phlebopus marginatus
| whichGills = seceding
| capShape =infundibuliform
| hymeniumType=gills
| stipeCharacter=NA
| ecologicalType=mycorrhizal
| sporePrintColor=buff
| sporePrintColor2=cream
| howEdible=unknown
}}

Generates the mycomorphbox at right:

All parameters other than name and hymeniumType can now be specified with a secondary characterisitic. For example, a mushroom might appear with both convex and flat caps at maturity, this can be indicated in the mycomorphbox by adding a second capShape parameter, simply by repeating the parameter name followed by the numeral 2:

|capShape=flat
|capShape2=convex

This can be done with the following parameters: capShape, whichGills, stipeCharacter, sporePrintColor, ecologicalType, howEdible.

[edit] Need help adding a mycomorphbox?

1.) Feel free to contact any of these users if you would like assistance:

• Debivort.

2.) Or, simply include this template to the top of the article's talk page: {{mycomorph-missing}}. This will generate the following box (and someone one will come along and add the mycomorphbox shortly):