Points to be Observed for Identification of Fleshy fungi
- General Appearance: Size, whether growing solitary or in groups, texture, colour, any change of colour with age or on drying, presence or absence of veils in the young stage.
- CAP: Size, shape, colour, nature of surface (whether smooth, slimy, scaly or fibrillose),kind of margin, whether easily separated from stem.
- STEM: Size, shape (whether equal in thickness throughout or thickened above or below), colour, nature of surface, presence of rings or volva, whether the flesh is continuous with that of the cap or distinct (cartilaginous).
- TUBES: Length, colour, shape of mouth, mode of attachment to stem.
 
- GILLS: Colour when young and later, texture, thickness , whether crowded or distant ( spaced ), whether all of the same length or of different lengths and method of attachment to the stem.
- FLESH: Thickness, colour, any change of colour or exudation of a milky or coloured juice when cut , texture , smell , taste .
- SPORES: For identification purposes, the microscopic characters of spores like colour and other anatomical details are necessary . The properly dried specimens are filled in air tight polythene or paper packets and labelled.
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