The Shroomery Mushroom Glossary
This glossary is to serve as a reference for both beginners and the advanced. Please e-mail us if you have any definitions that you feel should be added here.
You are also invited to pay a visit to The Shroomery Mycology Glossary.
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| Rhyzomorph | Root-like. An adjective used to describe the appearance of the Mycelium of some mushroom strains. Rhyzomorphic growing Mycelium is usually a sign of a well Fruiting Strain. |
| Rice Cake | Many of the growing methods involve making a 'cake' of brown rice flour( BRF ), Vermiculite and water, and injecting it with mushroom Spores. Not a rice cake like you'd buy in a supermarket! |
| Rye | A hardy annual cereal grass related to wheat. Lat.:Secale cereale. In mushroom cultivation rye grain is used as Spawn medium. |
| Ryegrass | A perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and Hay and as a lawn grass. Lat.:Lolium perenne. Seeds used as Substrate for P. mexicana and P. tampanensis. |
