Mushrooms Encyclopedia

Lentinula edodes (Shiitake)

Lentinula edodes, the shiitake mushroom, is the second most cultivated mushroom worldwide and a cornerstone of East Asian cuisine and traditional medicine for over a thousand years. Its name derives...

Lentinula edodes (Shiitake)

Lentinula edodes, the shiitake mushroom, is the second most cultivated mushroom worldwide and a cornerstone of East Asian cuisine and traditional medicine for over a thousand years. Its name derives...

Coprinellus micaceus (Glistening Ink Cap)

Coprinellus micaceus, the mica cap or glistening ink cap, is one of the most abundant and recognisable fungi in the Northern Hemisphere, fruiting in dense clusters on and around dead...

Coprinellus micaceus (Glistening Ink Cap)

Coprinellus micaceus, the mica cap or glistening ink cap, is one of the most abundant and recognisable fungi in the Northern Hemisphere, fruiting in dense clusters on and around dead...

Tricholoma equestre (Yellow Knight)

Tricholoma equestre, the Yellow Knight or Man on Horseback, is a striking yellow-capped mushroom found in sandy pine forests across Europe and North America. Once considered an excellent edible, its...

Tricholoma equestre (Yellow Knight)

Tricholoma equestre, the Yellow Knight or Man on Horseback, is a striking yellow-capped mushroom found in sandy pine forests across Europe and North America. Once considered an excellent edible, its...

Phellinus linteus (Meshima)

Phellinus linteus (now often placed in Tropicoporus linteus or Sanghuangporus sanghuang depending on the host and region) is a wood-decay polypore renowned in Korean, Chinese, and Japanese traditional medicine as...

Phellinus linteus (Meshima)

Phellinus linteus (now often placed in Tropicoporus linteus or Sanghuangporus sanghuang depending on the host and region) is a wood-decay polypore renowned in Korean, Chinese, and Japanese traditional medicine as...

Bondarzewia berkeleyi (Berkeley's Polypore)

Bondarzewia berkeleyi, commonly known as Berkeley's Polypore, is an impressive large polypore producing rosette-like clusters of overlapping pale cream to tan brackets at the base of hardwood trees, particularly oaks....

Bondarzewia berkeleyi (Berkeley's Polypore)

Bondarzewia berkeleyi, commonly known as Berkeley's Polypore, is an impressive large polypore producing rosette-like clusters of overlapping pale cream to tan brackets at the base of hardwood trees, particularly oaks....

Imleria badia (Bay Bolete)

Imleria badia, the bay bolete, is a highly regarded edible bolete fruiting abundantly in both coniferous and mixed woodland across the Northern Hemisphere. Removed from Xerocomus and Boletus into its...

Imleria badia (Bay Bolete)

Imleria badia, the bay bolete, is a highly regarded edible bolete fruiting abundantly in both coniferous and mixed woodland across the Northern Hemisphere. Removed from Xerocomus and Boletus into its...