Chemical Tests in Mushroom Identification - Potassium Hydroxide

Potassium Hydroxide

A 3–10% solution of potassium hydroxide (KOH) gives a color change in some species:

  • In Agaricus, some species turn yellow with KOH, some have no reaction, and one species turns green.
  • Distinctive change for some species of Cortinarius and Boletes

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