Mushrooms Encyclopedia
Wolfiporia extensa (Poria)
Wolfiporia extensa (syn. Poria cocos, Wolfiporia cocos) is a wood-decay polypore that produces large subterranean sclerotia on pine roots, known as 'fu ling' in Traditional Chinese Medicine, where it ranks...
Wolfiporia extensa (Poria)
Wolfiporia extensa (syn. Poria cocos, Wolfiporia cocos) is a wood-decay polypore that produces large subterranean sclerotia on pine roots, known as 'fu ling' in Traditional Chinese Medicine, where it ranks...
Cordyceps militaris (Scarlet Caterpillar Club)
Cordyceps militaris is an entomopathogenic ascomycete that parasitizes insect pupae and larvae, producing striking orange to scarlet club-shaped fruiting bodies that erupt from the host insect's remains in forest floor...
Cordyceps militaris (Scarlet Caterpillar Club)
Cordyceps militaris is an entomopathogenic ascomycete that parasitizes insect pupae and larvae, producing striking orange to scarlet club-shaped fruiting bodies that erupt from the host insect's remains in forest floor...
Clathrus ruber (Red Cage Fungus)
Clathrus ruber, the lattice stinkhorn or red cage fungus, produces one of the most extraordinary structures in the fungal kingdom — a vivid red, hollow lattice sphere that emerges from...
Clathrus ruber (Red Cage Fungus)
Clathrus ruber, the lattice stinkhorn or red cage fungus, produces one of the most extraordinary structures in the fungal kingdom — a vivid red, hollow lattice sphere that emerges from...
Chlorociboria aeruginascens (Green Elfcup)
Chlorociboria aeruginascens is a small ascomycete cup fungus renowned for producing xylindein, a blue-green quinone pigment that permanently stains decaying hardwood. The stained wood, known as green oak, has been...
Chlorociboria aeruginascens (Green Elfcup)
Chlorociboria aeruginascens is a small ascomycete cup fungus renowned for producing xylindein, a blue-green quinone pigment that permanently stains decaying hardwood. The stained wood, known as green oak, has been...
Tricholoma terreum (Grey Knight)
Tricholoma terreum, the Grey Knight, is a common edible mushroom found across Europe and temperate Asia in coniferous forests, particularly under pines. It is a popular foraged species in many...
Tricholoma terreum (Grey Knight)
Tricholoma terreum, the Grey Knight, is a common edible mushroom found across Europe and temperate Asia in coniferous forests, particularly under pines. It is a popular foraged species in many...
Grifola frondosa (Maitake Mushroom)
Grifola frondosa, the hen of the woods or maitake, is a large polypore forming rosettes of overlapping fan-shaped caps at the base of oaks and other hardwoods. Individual clusters can...
Grifola frondosa (Maitake Mushroom)
Grifola frondosa, the hen of the woods or maitake, is a large polypore forming rosettes of overlapping fan-shaped caps at the base of oaks and other hardwoods. Individual clusters can...