A Basidiocarp is a mushroom of Fungi division Basidiomycota. Specifically, the basidiocarp is the visible part of the organism, typically protruding above the ground or other substrate. Its two major parts are the stipe (stalk) and the pileus (cap). The basidiocarp is the fruiting (reproductive) body of the mushroom in which spores ( Basidiospores ) are produced and distributed. Jump to: navigation, search Basidiocarps (mushrooms) of the fungus Leucocoprinus sp. ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota The Fungi (singular: fungus) are a large group of organisms ranked as a kingdom within the Domain Eukaryota. ... This article discusses categorisations of organisms. ... Classes Subdivision Teliomycotina    Urediniomycetes Subdivision Ustilaginomycotina    Ustilaginomycetes Subdivision Hymenomycotina    Homobasidiomycetes - mushrooms The Division Basidiomycota is a large taxon within the Kingdom Fungi that includes those species that produce spores in a club_shaped structure called a basidium. ... In botany, a stipe is a stem type of structure. ... A pileus (Latin for cap) is a small, horizontal cloud that can appear above a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud, giving the parent cloud a characteristic hoodlike appearance. ... The term spore have several different meanings in biology. ...

Mushroom collectors gather edible basidiocarps for food.

See also

• Ascocarp