Mushrooms Encyclopedia

Hericium americanum (Bear's Head Fungus)

Hericium americanum, the bear's head tooth fungus, produces large white masses of long, cascading spines from a branched central structure on the wounds and cavities of hardwood trees in eastern...

Hericium americanum (Bear's Head Fungus)

Hericium americanum, the bear's head tooth fungus, produces large white masses of long, cascading spines from a branched central structure on the wounds and cavities of hardwood trees in eastern...

Armillaria ostoyae (Dark Honey Fungus)

Armillaria ostoyae (formerly A. obscura), the Dark Honey Fungus, is a devastating conifer pathogen and the species responsible for the largest known living organism on Earth — a single genet...

Armillaria ostoyae (Dark Honey Fungus)

Armillaria ostoyae (formerly A. obscura), the Dark Honey Fungus, is a devastating conifer pathogen and the species responsible for the largest known living organism on Earth — a single genet...

Lactarius piperatus (Peppery Milk Cap)

Lactarius piperatus is a large, robust milkcap widespread across European and North American deciduous forests, recognized by its pure white coloration and extremely acrid, peppery-hot white latex. The species forms...

Lactarius piperatus (Peppery Milk Cap)

Lactarius piperatus is a large, robust milkcap widespread across European and North American deciduous forests, recognized by its pure white coloration and extremely acrid, peppery-hot white latex. The species forms...

Calocera viscosa (Yellow Stagshorn Fungus)

Calocera viscosa, the yellow stagshorn, is a bright orange-yellow jelly fungus that forms branched, coral-like fruiting bodies on conifer stumps and buried wood. It belongs to the Dacrymycetes, a class...

Calocera viscosa (Yellow Stagshorn Fungus)

Calocera viscosa, the yellow stagshorn, is a bright orange-yellow jelly fungus that forms branched, coral-like fruiting bodies on conifer stumps and buried wood. It belongs to the Dacrymycetes, a class...

Cantharellus texensis (Texas Chanterelle)

Cantharellus texensis is a warm-season chanterelle endemic to the oak and mixed woodland regions of Texas, Oklahoma, and adjacent states in the south-central United States, described formally as part of...

Cantharellus texensis (Texas Chanterelle)

Cantharellus texensis is a warm-season chanterelle endemic to the oak and mixed woodland regions of Texas, Oklahoma, and adjacent states in the south-central United States, described formally as part of...

Gyroporus castaneus (Chestnut Bolete)

Gyroporus castaneus, the chestnut bolete, is a small to medium-sized bolete distinguished by its rich chestnut-brown cap, white pore surface, and unique hollow stipe that snaps cleanly when bent. Unlike...

Gyroporus castaneus (Chestnut Bolete)

Gyroporus castaneus, the chestnut bolete, is a small to medium-sized bolete distinguished by its rich chestnut-brown cap, white pore surface, and unique hollow stipe that snaps cleanly when bent. Unlike...