Description

Black Earthfan Mushroom Plate Culture

Black Earthfan (Thelephora cuticularis) Mushroom Plate Culture.

Each culture plate is a 100x15mm petri dish inoculated with fresh Black Earthfan (Thelephora cuticularis) mycelium growing on malt extract agar (MEA), and will arrive actively colonizing.

Black Earthfan Mushroom Plate Culture Lab Notes

At Out-Grow's mycology lab, we have observed the following traits of this mushroom plate culture:

Black Earthfan (Thelephora cuticularis) mycelium presents off-white maturing toward smoky grey-brown tones on MEA, dense and appressed rather than fluffy, with the slow radial progress typical of ectomycorrhizal taxa at 68-77 F. Plates serve culture maintenance and host inoculation research; this species does not fruit on inert substrate. Transfer from young margins before pigmentation deepens for the most vigorous expansions.

Mushroom Plate Culture Use

Mushroom plate cultures, typically on MEA culture plates, are used to grow and preserve mycelium. In most cases, sterile transfers of agar wedges from this plate are used to inoculate fresh culture media or sterilized grain spawn.

Mushroom Plate Culture Storage

Your mushroom plate culture can be wrapped in parafilm and stored at normal room temps, in a sealed baggie, for up to 6 months. Out-Grow recommends you replate your mushroom plate culture every 6 months to ensure longevity of your purchase.

Mushroom Plate Cultures Are Made to Order

All mushroom culture plates are made to order. Once your order is received, Out-Grow will inoculate your plate within 1-3 days. Your mushroom plate culture will then be incubated in our mycology lab for approximately 7-14 days, or until clean healthy mycelium has been verified by our mycologist. Once verified, your order will be shipped promptly. Please allow an additional week for your mushroom plate culture to fully colonize upon arrival, as colonization time varies by species.