Mushrooms are the best known fungi. They are not included in the catalog. A general grouping of organisms sharing more common traits than those of a family, and which is the first part of the scientific name. The first letter of the name of the genus is always capitalized. The type of environment in which an organism lives.
Examples are woodlands, cliff faces, streamsides, in ponds, grasslands, etc.
This differs from the use of the word by the cook or herbalist, which designates only those plants with culinary or medicinal properties no matter whether or not the stems are stiffened with wood. A general term for a cluster of flowers on one plant. An inflorescence can be very loosely arranged, tightly bunched, or anything in between. An organism consisting of an outer fungal body enclosing photosynthetic algae. Since they are not vascular plants, they are not included on the list.