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mushroom

vr.tr.mushroom · thing-q83093

Let an agent handle mushrooms by species, identification caution, edibility, cultivation and poisoning response, never confirming wild mushrooms as safe to eat from descriptions or photos.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Poisoning Emergency.

Eaten

Suspected poisoning.

Eaten

Suspected poisoning.

  1. Has someone eaten a wild mushroom and feels unwell, even hours later? boundary
  2. Which poison centre or emergency number should be called, and should a sample be kept? action

Identification

No confirmation.

Identification

Identification limit.

  1. Is the user asking the agent to confirm a wild mushroom is edible? boundary
  2. How can they find an expert mycologist instead? action
Biology Fungi.

Structure

Parts.

Structure

Structure.

  1. What are the parts of a mushroom and their functions? definition
  2. How are spores released? definition

Ecology

Roles.

Ecology

Ecological roles.

  1. Is the fungus a decomposer, mycorrhizal partner or parasite? provenance
  2. Which trees does it associate with? provenance
Food Eating safely.

Cooking

Preparation.

Cooking

Cooking.

  1. How should this cultivated mushroom be stored and cooked? provenance
  2. Should some species always be cooked? boundary

Foraging

Rules.

Foraging

Foraging rules.

  1. Is foraging allowed here, and are there limits? provenance
  2. Which local groups offer guided forays? provenance
Substances Psychoactive species.

Law

Controlled species.

Law

Legal status.

  1. What is the legal status of psychoactive mushrooms here? provenance
  2. Is research use regulated? provenance

Help

Drug support.

Help

Support.

  1. Is someone having a bad reaction after taking mushrooms? boundary
  2. Which emergency or drug support service applies? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.LIV
Other names and narrower kinds
mycoparasitism, dried mushrooms, edible mushroom, Cronartium conigenum, shiitake mushroom, corn smut, penny bun, choice mushroom, Deliciosi, vitamin D-enhanced mushroom, Morchella, Fungo di Borgotaro PGI

What it is Filled

The fleshy spore-bearing fruiting body of certain fungi, typically with a cap and stem and gills or pores, including edible, medicinal, hallucinogenic and deadly poisonous species; also mushrooms as food.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle mushrooms by species, identification caution, edibility, cultivation and poisoning response, never confirming wild mushrooms as safe to eat from descriptions or photos.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Fungal fruiting body
  • Many poisonous species
  • Important decomposers and symbionts
  • Cultivated widely

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Confirm that a wild mushroom is safe to eat from a photograph or description.
  • Help produce, dose or supply hallucinogenic mushrooms where it is illegal.
  • Recommend mushrooms as treatment for illness without evidence.
  • Encourage collecting in protected areas or of protected species.

Only with a human decision

  • Responding to a suspected mushroom poisoning, which needs emergency services.

May

  • Describe mushroom species from reliable field guides and note look-alikes.
  • Advise that wild mushrooms must be identified by an expert before eating.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Misidentified mushrooms cause fatal poisonings.
  • Fungi underpin ecosystems and some species are threatened.

Who is affected

  • Foragers and their families
  • Children and pets
  • Wild fungi populations

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody for wild fungi beyond the landowner; the grower for cultivated mushrooms.

Master systems

  • National fungal records and biodiversity databases

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q2997741 - registry parent class
  • Q56883667 - registry parent class

related

  • fruiting body and fungal structure - category
  • fungus - organism
  • mycorrhiza - ecology
  • food - use

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.mushroom
  • Wikidata: Q83093 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83093)

Direct properties required Filled

  • Fruiting body mass: grams - Measure individual fruiting bodies with a balance and record their freshness and preparation state.
  • Cap diameter: millimetres - Measure across the widest part of an intact cap when a cap is present.
  • Water content by mass: percent - Determine water content using a validated moisture analysis method and record the species and sample condition.

Recognition required Filled

  • Cap, gills or pores, stem, ring, volva
  • Spore print colour
  • Deadly look-alikes exist for many edible species
  • Caps on stems with gills, pores or teeth, in many colours and sizes.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • learn about mushroom biology and ecology
  • find expert identification and foraging rules
  • cook cultivated mushrooms safely
  • respond to suspected poisoning

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Fatal poisoning from misidentification
  • Confirming edibility from photos
  • Illegal picking in protected areas

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Food safety law on wild mushroom sales
  • Foraging and nature reserve rules
  • Controlled substances law for some species

Context of use required Filled

  • Food, ecology, medicine research and cultivation.
  • edible cultivated mushrooms such as button and shiitake
  • wild edible mushrooms
  • deadly poisonous mushrooms such as death cap
  • medicinal and research mushrooms
  • plant-pathogenic fungi (related)

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q83093: mushroom - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Mushroom - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each species be a separate entry?
  • How should poison centre contacts be localised?
  • How should hallucinogenic species be handled?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q83093/spec.json