Our substrates are produced FRESH for you, so the production time is approximately 3 - 6 weeks.
Ghost fungus - Omphalotus nidiformis - Mushroom Patch
for organic mushroom cultivation
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Ghost fungus - Omphalotus nidiformis - Mushroom patch
Synonyms: Australian ghost mushroom
Ghost fungus for decoration. Omphalotus nidiformis, the ghost mushroom, is best known for its bioluminescence (the ability to produce light). Its lamellae luminesce blue-greenish in the dark when the mushroom is fresh. This luminescence, known as 'foxfire', is triggered by the enzyme luciferase.
The funnel-shaped fruiting body can reach a diameter of up to 30 cm. The cream-coloured cap has orange, brown, purple or blue-black shades. The white to cream-coloured lamellae follow the stem down its entire length. The stalk can grow up to 8 cm long and tapers towards the base. The fungus feeds both parasitically and saprotrophically (dead organic litter). Its fruiting bodies are found on a variety of different dying or dead trees, usually growing in overlapping groups.
They can be mistaken for edible species of Pleurotus mushrooms - Omphalotus nidiformis, however, is, like most illuminated mushrooms, deadly poisonous!
This fresh product is prepared fresh for you to order. The production time is around 3 - 6 weeks.
The mushroom spawn should be processed immediately after delivery.
If the product cannot be processed immediately, it can be stored in the refrigerator at 4 °C for up to 2 weeks.
We recommend that you plan for this when ordering.
Suitable cultivation methods:
wood logs, mushroom patch
Suitable substrates: Hardwood
Suitable woods: beech and alder.
Outdoors: this strain produces fruiting bodies from summer to autumn
You receive fully colonised mushroom spawn made from organic materials (wood, rye-bran from organic cultivation).
1 autoclave bag with approx. 6 litres of spawn is suitable for inoculation of a mushroom patch of 80 x 80 cm.
Taxonomy:
Class: stander fungi (Basidiomycetes).
Subclass: cap fungi (Agaricomycetidae)
Order: Leaf fungi (Agaricales)
Family: Alliaceous fungi (Marasmiaceae)
Genus: Omphalotus
Species: Omphalotus nidiformis
Spores: white, round to ellipsoid, 7.5 - 9.5 x 5 - 7 µ
Growing conditions:
Cultivation of this mushroom is still under research!
