Mushrooms Encyclopedia

Lepista nuda (Wood Blewit)

Lepista nuda, the wood blewit, is a late-season saprobic agaric celebrated for its striking violet to lilac coloration and robust, meaty texture. It fruits in leaf litter and composted organic...

Lepista nuda (Wood Blewit)

Lepista nuda, the wood blewit, is a late-season saprobic agaric celebrated for its striking violet to lilac coloration and robust, meaty texture. It fruits in leaf litter and composted organic...

Tuber aestivum (Summer Truffle)

Tuber aestivum, the summer truffle or Burgundy truffle, is the most widely distributed and abundant European truffle species, producing black-warted ascocarps with a distinctive beige-to-hazelnut-brown gleba marbled with white veins....

Tuber aestivum (Summer Truffle)

Tuber aestivum, the summer truffle or Burgundy truffle, is the most widely distributed and abundant European truffle species, producing black-warted ascocarps with a distinctive beige-to-hazelnut-brown gleba marbled with white veins....

Neonothopanus gardneri (Flor de Coco)

Neonothopanus gardneri is a large, brightly bioluminescent mushroom from the Brazilian cerrado and babassu palm forests, producing a vivid green glow visible from over 10 meters away in complete darkness....

Neonothopanus gardneri (Flor de Coco)

Neonothopanus gardneri is a large, brightly bioluminescent mushroom from the Brazilian cerrado and babassu palm forests, producing a vivid green glow visible from over 10 meters away in complete darkness....

Pholiota nameko (Nameko Mushroom)

Pholiota nameko, the nameko mushroom, is a distinctive amber-orange species famous for the thick gelatinous coating that covers its cap, giving it a glossy, slippery appearance unique among cultivated mushrooms....

Pholiota nameko (Nameko Mushroom)

Pholiota nameko, the nameko mushroom, is a distinctive amber-orange species famous for the thick gelatinous coating that covers its cap, giving it a glossy, slippery appearance unique among cultivated mushrooms....

Aureoboletus gentilis (Golden Bolete)

Aureoboletus gentilis is a striking bolete characterized by its vivid golden-yellow to chrome-yellow cap and pinkish-red pore surface, found primarily in association with oaks and other broadleaf trees across southern...

Aureoboletus gentilis (Golden Bolete)

Aureoboletus gentilis is a striking bolete characterized by its vivid golden-yellow to chrome-yellow cap and pinkish-red pore surface, found primarily in association with oaks and other broadleaf trees across southern...

Hygrocybe punicea (Crimson Waxcap)

Hygrocybe punicea, the Crimson Waxcap, is the largest and most imposing of the European waxcap species, with a cap that can reach 12 cm or more and a deep crimson...

Hygrocybe punicea (Crimson Waxcap)

Hygrocybe punicea, the Crimson Waxcap, is the largest and most imposing of the European waxcap species, with a cap that can reach 12 cm or more and a deep crimson...