Making spore prints is an excellent way to learn a few mushroom identification skills - and create some art while you're at it. Here are the steps for gilled mushrooms: 1. Cut off the stalk of a freshly picked mushroom. 2. Lay it gill-side down on a piece of paper, kitchen foil or glass. 3. Cover your mushroom/s with a glass vessel or similar, which reduces evaporation and airflow, ensuring a clearer (and hopefully less contaminated) spore print. 4. In 6 – 12 hours, the mushroom should release i

How to Make a Mushroom Spore Print

How to make magic mushrooms spore prints

Jazmen Yoder (NWN) on Instagram: "Spore printing is an essential skill for anyone interested in mycology or mushroom foraging. Spore prints help in identifying mushroom species. The color (as well as the shape and size of the spores if you’re using a microscope for deep intel) provide crucial information about the mushrooms identity and taxonomy. One edible mushroom may have brown spores while its inedible lookalike has yellowish white spores. Taking a spore print can help you find out who’s who

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Pennsylvania Mushroom Identification Guide (2023) - The Gardening Dad