Mushrooms Encyclopedia

Leccinum versipelle (Orange Birch Bolete)

Leccinum versipelle, the orange birch bolete or rough-stalked orange bolete, is among the most collected and valued edible boletes in Scandinavia, Russia, and Eastern Europe. It forms mycorrhizal partnerships with...

Leccinum versipelle (Orange Birch Bolete)

Leccinum versipelle, the orange birch bolete or rough-stalked orange bolete, is among the most collected and valued edible boletes in Scandinavia, Russia, and Eastern Europe. It forms mycorrhizal partnerships with...

Flammulina velutipes (Enoki Mushroom)

Flammulina velutipes, the enoki or velvet shank mushroom, is a cold-weather specialist that fruits naturally on dead hardwood during late autumn and winter, even pushing through snow. The wild form...

Flammulina velutipes (Enoki Mushroom)

Flammulina velutipes, the enoki or velvet shank mushroom, is a cold-weather specialist that fruits naturally on dead hardwood during late autumn and winter, even pushing through snow. The wild form...

Lactarius controversus (Controversial Milk Cap)

Lactarius controversus is a large, robust milkcap associated exclusively with poplars and willows, producing broad pinkish-white caps that can reach over 25 cm in diameter. The white latex is moderately...

Lactarius controversus (Controversial Milk Cap)

Lactarius controversus is a large, robust milkcap associated exclusively with poplars and willows, producing broad pinkish-white caps that can reach over 25 cm in diameter. The white latex is moderately...

Russula aurea (Gilded Brittlegill)

Russula aurea, the gilded russula or golden russula, is one of the most beautiful and distinctive russulas of European woodland, with a vivid golden-orange to scarlet-orange cap contrasting with bright...

Russula aurea (Gilded Brittlegill)

Russula aurea, the gilded russula or golden russula, is one of the most beautiful and distinctive russulas of European woodland, with a vivid golden-orange to scarlet-orange cap contrasting with bright...

Lactarius glyciosmus (Coconut Milkcap)

Lactarius glyciosmus is a small, delicate milkcap with a distinctive coconut or sweet aromatic odour that sets it apart from all other European Lactarius species. It is strictly ectomycorrhizal with...

Lactarius glyciosmus (Coconut Milkcap)

Lactarius glyciosmus is a small, delicate milkcap with a distinctive coconut or sweet aromatic odour that sets it apart from all other European Lactarius species. It is strictly ectomycorrhizal with...

Geastrum triplex (Collared Earthstar)

Geastrum triplex, the collared earthstar, is the largest and most commonly encountered earthstar species in temperate forests worldwide. Its distinctive saucer-shaped collar surrounding the spore sac distinguishes it from all...

Geastrum triplex (Collared Earthstar)

Geastrum triplex, the collared earthstar, is the largest and most commonly encountered earthstar species in temperate forests worldwide. Its distinctive saucer-shaped collar surrounding the spore sac distinguishes it from all...