Mushrooms can be used to create color dyes via color-extraction with a solvent (often ammonia) as well as particulation of raw material. The shingled hedgehog mushroom and related species contain blue-green pigments, which are used for dyeing wool in Norway. The fruiting body of Hydnellum peckii can be used to produce a beige color when no mordant is used, and shades of blue or green depending on the mordant added. Phaeolus schweinitzii produces green, yellow, gold, or brown colors, depending on the material dyed and the mordant used.
Mushroom | Color catalyst | Color created |
---|---|---|
Chanterelle | ammonia | dull yellow |
Artist's conk | ammonia | rust |
Horse mushroom | salt water | yellowish green |
Meadow mushroom | salt water | yellowish green |
Turkey tail | ammonia | variable |
False turkey tail | ammonia | variable |
Shaggy mane | iron pot/ammonia | greyish-green |
King bolete | ammonia | reddish-yellow |
Oyster mushroom | iron pot/ammonia | greyish-green |
Lobster mushroom | ammonia | cinnamon pink to red |
Dyer's polypore | ammonia copper pot/ammonia iron pot/ammonia salt water |
orange deep green rust red yellow (fluorescent under UV) |
Maitake | ammonia | light yellow |
Chicken of the woods | ammonia | orange |
Giant puffball | ammonia | dark red |
Lingzhi | ammonia | rust |
Blewit | ammonia | green |
Jumbo gym | pH 4 | butter yellow |
Western red dyer | pH 7 to pH 7 | red, orange, pink, purple |
Western jack o'lantern | purple or green | |
Dyer's puffball | brown to orange |
See also
- Aspergillus oryzae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces boulardii
- Mycelium
- Mycofiltration
- Mycorrhiza - Arbuscular, Ecto, Ericoid
References
- Edible and medicinal mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada (David Spahr, 2009, ISBN 1-55643-795-1
- Rice M, Beebee D. (1980). Mushrooms for Color. Mad River Press : Eureka.
- Bessette A, Bessette AR (2001). The Rainbow beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer's Field Guide. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-8156-0680-X. Retrieved May 18, 2010.
- "Dyeing with Mushrooms". Mushroom-Collecting.com. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fungi of Coastal Northern California. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. pp. 468–469. ISBN 9781607748182. LCCN 2015027853. OCLC 956478776.