Mushroom Specimens


There are various shapes among mushrooms.
Also if you observe them precisely,you can see each mushroom has peculiar shapes,depending on which families of mushrooms they belong to.
In this exhibit,there are 154 kinds of mushroom specimens.
 In generally,mushrooms are estimated to be whether to eat or not to eat.But mushrooms have various shapes and colors.So we think to be able to enjoy the beauty and interest of mushroom.
 When you look at mushroom with fresh eyes,mushrooms are attractive for you.
Let's take a close look at them and learn how they are different in shapes from family to family.


Tukutukuhousi-take
a kind of vegitative wasp
 This mushroom lives upon Tukutukuhousi ( a kind of cicada).
These type mushrooms are called the vegitative wasp,and these are used as a Chinese medicine in China.

 As this mushroom looks like a broom, this is called Houki-take.
There are many interesting shape mushrooms.Can you find mushrooms that resembles Naginata and a bowl?
Houki-take
Ramaria

Hitoyo-take
Coprinus comatus
 We can see many kind of mushrooms for about a week.This mushroom is melted only a day.So this is called Hitoyo-take.But you can always see this mushroom in our exhibit.