Mushrooms Encyclopedia

Laccaria laccata (Deceiver)

Laccaria laccata, the deceiver, is one of the most common and widespread ectomycorrhizal mushrooms in the Northern Hemisphere, found in virtually every type of woodland from boreal conifer forests to...

Laccaria laccata (Deceiver)

Laccaria laccata, the deceiver, is one of the most common and widespread ectomycorrhizal mushrooms in the Northern Hemisphere, found in virtually every type of woodland from boreal conifer forests to...

Pleurotus eryngii (King Oyster Mushroom)

Pleurotus eryngii, the king oyster mushroom or king trumpet, is a commercially important edible species native to Mediterranean and steppe grasslands of Europe, North Africa, and Central Asia, where it...

Pleurotus eryngii (King Oyster Mushroom)

Pleurotus eryngii, the king oyster mushroom or king trumpet, is a commercially important edible species native to Mediterranean and steppe grasslands of Europe, North Africa, and Central Asia, where it...

Stropharia aeruginosa (Verdigris Roundhead)

Stropharia aeruginosa, the verdigris roundhead, is one of the most visually striking grassland and woodland edge fungi in temperate Europe, distinguished by its vivid blue-green, slimy cap covered in white...

Stropharia aeruginosa (Verdigris Roundhead)

Stropharia aeruginosa, the verdigris roundhead, is one of the most visually striking grassland and woodland edge fungi in temperate Europe, distinguished by its vivid blue-green, slimy cap covered in white...

Chroogomphus rutilus (Copper Spike)

Chroogomphus rutilus, the copper spike or brown slimecap, is a distinctive boletoid mushroom that produces gilled fruitbodies with decurrent, widely spaced lamellae and a viscid, coppery-brown cap. It is an...

Chroogomphus rutilus (Copper Spike)

Chroogomphus rutilus, the copper spike or brown slimecap, is a distinctive boletoid mushroom that produces gilled fruitbodies with decurrent, widely spaced lamellae and a viscid, coppery-brown cap. It is an...

Lactarius deliciosus (Saffron Milk Cap)

Lactarius deliciosus, the saffron milk cap, is one of Europe's most commercially important edible fungi, prized since Roman antiquity for its distinctive carrot-orange latex and firm, aromatic flesh. It fruits...

Lactarius deliciosus (Saffron Milk Cap)

Lactarius deliciosus, the saffron milk cap, is one of Europe's most commercially important edible fungi, prized since Roman antiquity for its distinctive carrot-orange latex and firm, aromatic flesh. It fruits...

Cantharellus lateritius (Smooth Chanterelle)

Cantharellus lateritius, the smooth chanterelle, is a distinctive eastern North American species characterized by nearly smooth to only shallowly ridged hymenophore surfaces and bright egg-yellow to pale orange coloration. It...

Cantharellus lateritius (Smooth Chanterelle)

Cantharellus lateritius, the smooth chanterelle, is a distinctive eastern North American species characterized by nearly smooth to only shallowly ridged hymenophore surfaces and bright egg-yellow to pale orange coloration. It...