Mushrooms Encyclopedia

Hygrophorus russula (Pinkmottle Woodwax)

Hygrophorus russula is a large, striking waxcap relative found in association with oaks across southern Europe and North America, notable for its vinaceous-red streaks on a white background that recall...

Hygrophorus russula (Pinkmottle Woodwax)

Hygrophorus russula is a large, striking waxcap relative found in association with oaks across southern Europe and North America, notable for its vinaceous-red streaks on a white background that recall...

Hydnum repandum (Hedgehog Mushroom)

Hydnum repandum, the sweet tooth or hedgehog mushroom, is one of the safest edible wild mushrooms for beginners because its hymenophore consists of densely packed, downward-pointing spines (teeth) that are...

Hydnum repandum (Hedgehog Mushroom)

Hydnum repandum, the sweet tooth or hedgehog mushroom, is one of the safest edible wild mushrooms for beginners because its hymenophore consists of densely packed, downward-pointing spines (teeth) that are...

Hypsizygus tessellatus (Beech Mushroom)

Hypsizygus tessellatus, the beech mushroom or shimeji, is a choice edible species native to East Asian hardwood forests that has become one of the most commercially important cultivated mushrooms worldwide....

Hypsizygus tessellatus (Beech Mushroom)

Hypsizygus tessellatus, the beech mushroom or shimeji, is a choice edible species native to East Asian hardwood forests that has become one of the most commercially important cultivated mushrooms worldwide....

Tuber melanosporum (Périgord Black Truffle)

Tuber melanosporum, the Perigord black truffle or black winter truffle, is the second most valuable culinary truffle after T. magnatum and the most successfully cultivated truffle species in the world....

Tuber melanosporum (Périgord Black Truffle)

Tuber melanosporum, the Perigord black truffle or black winter truffle, is the second most valuable culinary truffle after T. magnatum and the most successfully cultivated truffle species in the world....

Hypsizygus marmoreus (Brown Beech Mushroom)

Hypsizygus marmoreus, the brown beech mushroom or hon-shimeji, is considered by many Japanese chefs to be the finest of all shimeji mushrooms, prized for its rich umami flavor and satisfying...

Hypsizygus marmoreus (Brown Beech Mushroom)

Hypsizygus marmoreus, the brown beech mushroom or hon-shimeji, is considered by many Japanese chefs to be the finest of all shimeji mushrooms, prized for its rich umami flavor and satisfying...

Chlorophyllum molybdites (Green-spored Lepiota)

Chlorophyllum molybdites, the false parasol or green-spored parasol, is the single most common cause of mushroom poisoning in North America, responsible for more reported cases annually than any other species....

Chlorophyllum molybdites (Green-spored Lepiota)

Chlorophyllum molybdites, the false parasol or green-spored parasol, is the single most common cause of mushroom poisoning in North America, responsible for more reported cases annually than any other species....