MycoMorphBoxes depict 8 mycological characteristics that are often useful in identifying mushrooms. The template is given as a quick way to display information about mushrooms, and to enable quick comparison between them.

Usage change

Copy the following code into the article you want to add a MycoMorphBox to, and then add the parameters:

{{ mycomorphbox
| name             = 
| whichGills       = 
| capShape         = 
| hymeniumType     = 
| stipeCharacter   = 
| ecologicalType   = 
| sporePrintColor  = 
| sporePrintColor2 = 
| howEdible        = 
}}

Parameters change

MycoMorphBoxes have 8 basic parameters:

name hymeniumType capShape whichGills stipeCharacter sporePrintColor ecologicalType howEdible
Name of the mushroom Type of spore-bearing surface: gills, pores, et cetera Descriptor of the general shape of the cap Descriptor of how the hymenium attaches to the stem. Applies even to ridged, toothed and pored species, despite parameter name. Indicates if a universal or partial veil is present Color of the spore print Indicates how the mushroom obtains nutrients Indicates whether the mushroom is edible or poisonous
{{{name}}}

gills
pores
smooth
ridges
teeth
gleba

campanulate
conical
convex
depressed
flat
infundibuliform
offset
ovate
umbillicate
umbonate
no
NA

adnate
adnexed
decurrent
emarginate
free
seceding
sinuate
subdecurrent
no
NA

bare
ring
volva
ring and volva
cortina
N.A.

black
blackish-brown
brown
buff
cream
green
ochre
olive
olive-brown
pink
pinkish-brown
purple
purple-black
purple-brown
reddish-brown
salmon
tan
white
yellow
yellow-orange

mycorrhizal
parasitic
saprotrophic

choice
edible
inedible
unpalatable
caution
psychoactive
poisonous
allergenic
deadly
unknown

Example change

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

Phlebopus marginatus
View the Mycomorphbox template that generates the following list
float
Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is infundibuliform
hymenium is seceding
lacks a stipe
spore print is buff to 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 characteristic. 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.

Need help? change

  1. Feel free to contact any of these users if you would like assistance:
  2. Or, simply include this template to the top of the article's talk page: {{mycomorphbox-missing}}. This will generate the following box (and someone one will come along and add the mycomorphbox shortly): Template:Mycomorphbox-missing