Mushrooms Encyclopedia

Geastrum saccatum (Rounded Earthstar)

Geastrum saccatum, the rounded earthstar or sessile earthstar, is a small to medium-sized earthstar found worldwide in leaf litter and woody debris of deciduous and coniferous forests. It is distinguished...

Geastrum saccatum (Rounded Earthstar)

Geastrum saccatum, the rounded earthstar or sessile earthstar, is a small to medium-sized earthstar found worldwide in leaf litter and woody debris of deciduous and coniferous forests. It is distinguished...

Trogia venenata (Little White Mushroom)

Trogia venenata is a small, inconspicuous white-rot agaric from Yunnan Province, China, implicated in the 'Yunnan Sudden Unexplained Death' (YSUD) syndrome that killed over 400 people between 1975 and 2012....

Trogia venenata (Little White Mushroom)

Trogia venenata is a small, inconspicuous white-rot agaric from Yunnan Province, China, implicated in the 'Yunnan Sudden Unexplained Death' (YSUD) syndrome that killed over 400 people between 1975 and 2012....

Cantharellus appalachiensis (Appalachian Chante...

Cantharellus appalachiensis is a small to medium chanterelle described from the hardwood forests of the Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America, formally recognised through morphological and molecular work separating it...

Cantharellus appalachiensis (Appalachian Chante...

Cantharellus appalachiensis is a small to medium chanterelle described from the hardwood forests of the Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America, formally recognised through morphological and molecular work separating it...

Clavariadelphus pistillaris (Giant Club Fungus)

Clavariadelphus pistillaris, the giant club fungus or pestle-shaped coral, is a striking saprotrophic to possibly ectomycorrhizal species forming large, solitary club-shaped fruitbodies up to 30 cm tall in beech woodlands...

Clavariadelphus pistillaris (Giant Club Fungus)

Clavariadelphus pistillaris, the giant club fungus or pestle-shaped coral, is a striking saprotrophic to possibly ectomycorrhizal species forming large, solitary club-shaped fruitbodies up to 30 cm tall in beech woodlands...

Amanita bisporigera (Eastern Destroying Angel)

Amanita bisporigera, the Eastern destroying angel, is regarded as one of the most dangerous mushrooms in North America, responsible for numerous fatalities each year across the eastern United States and...

Amanita bisporigera (Eastern Destroying Angel)

Amanita bisporigera, the Eastern destroying angel, is regarded as one of the most dangerous mushrooms in North America, responsible for numerous fatalities each year across the eastern United States and...

Lignosus rhinocerus (Tiger Milk Mushroom)

Lignosus rhinocerus, the tiger milk mushroom or cendawan susu rimau, is a rare and highly valued medicinal polypore native to the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia, producing a small stipitate...

Lignosus rhinocerus (Tiger Milk Mushroom)

Lignosus rhinocerus, the tiger milk mushroom or cendawan susu rimau, is a rare and highly valued medicinal polypore native to the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia, producing a small stipitate...