Mushrooms Encyclopedia

Amanita crocea (Saffron Ringless Amanita)

Amanita crocea, the saffron ringless Amanita, is a graceful summer and autumn species recognized by its saffron-orange to tawny-orange cap combined with a white stipe that bears no ring and...

Amanita crocea (Saffron Ringless Amanita)

Amanita crocea, the saffron ringless Amanita, is a graceful summer and autumn species recognized by its saffron-orange to tawny-orange cap combined with a white stipe that bears no ring and...

Craterellus fallax (Black Trumpet)

Craterellus fallax, the black trumpet or horn of plenty of eastern North America, is a hollow, deeply funnel-shaped basidiomycete fruiting in the leaf litter of hardwood forests from Quebec to...

Craterellus fallax (Black Trumpet)

Craterellus fallax, the black trumpet or horn of plenty of eastern North America, is a hollow, deeply funnel-shaped basidiomycete fruiting in the leaf litter of hardwood forests from Quebec to...

Russula foetens (Stinking Brittlegill)

Russula foetens, the stinking russula, is a large, robust mushroom notorious for its powerfully unpleasant odor reminiscent of rancid oil or stale butyric acid. It is one of the most...

Russula foetens (Stinking Brittlegill)

Russula foetens, the stinking russula, is a large, robust mushroom notorious for its powerfully unpleasant odor reminiscent of rancid oil or stale butyric acid. It is one of the most...

Piptoporus betulinus (Birch Polypore)

Piptoporus betulinus, the birch polypore or razor strop fungus, is an annual bracket fungus found exclusively on birch trees (Betula spp.) throughout the Northern Hemisphere, producing distinctive pale, smooth, kidney-shaped...

Piptoporus betulinus (Birch Polypore)

Piptoporus betulinus, the birch polypore or razor strop fungus, is an annual bracket fungus found exclusively on birch trees (Betula spp.) throughout the Northern Hemisphere, producing distinctive pale, smooth, kidney-shaped...

Bjerkandera adusta (Smoky Bracket)

Bjerkandera adusta, the smoky polypore or smoky bracket, is one of the most common and widespread wood-decay polypores found on dead hardwood throughout temperate regions worldwide. It is distinguished by...

Bjerkandera adusta (Smoky Bracket)

Bjerkandera adusta, the smoky polypore or smoky bracket, is one of the most common and widespread wood-decay polypores found on dead hardwood throughout temperate regions worldwide. It is distinguished by...

Cantharellus pallens (Pale Chanterelle)

Cantharellus pallens is a pale-capped chanterelle found across European deciduous and mixed forests, fruiting from late spring through autumn in mycorrhizal association with oaks and beeches. It is highly prized...

Cantharellus pallens (Pale Chanterelle)

Cantharellus pallens is a pale-capped chanterelle found across European deciduous and mixed forests, fruiting from late spring through autumn in mycorrhizal association with oaks and beeches. It is highly prized...