Mushrooms Encyclopedia

Tuber borchii (Bianchetto Truffle)

Tuber borchii, the bianchetto or whitish truffle, is a commercially important hypogeous ascomycete prized for its garlic-like aroma and considerably lower price point compared to the white truffle (T. magnatum)....

Tuber borchii (Bianchetto Truffle)

Tuber borchii, the bianchetto or whitish truffle, is a commercially important hypogeous ascomycete prized for its garlic-like aroma and considerably lower price point compared to the white truffle (T. magnatum)....

Xylaria hypoxylon (Candlesnuff Fungus)

Xylaria hypoxylon, the candlesnuff fungus or stag's horn fungus, is one of the most commonly encountered ascomycetes on dead hardwood throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Its slender, antler-like fruitbodies with white...

Xylaria hypoxylon (Candlesnuff Fungus)

Xylaria hypoxylon, the candlesnuff fungus or stag's horn fungus, is one of the most commonly encountered ascomycetes on dead hardwood throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Its slender, antler-like fruitbodies with white...

Clavulinopsis corniculata (Meadow Coral)

Clavulinopsis corniculata, the meadow coral, is a cheerful bright yellow coral fungus found in unimproved grasslands, meadows, and mossy lawns rather than the woodland habitats typical of most coral fungi....

Clavulinopsis corniculata (Meadow Coral)

Clavulinopsis corniculata, the meadow coral, is a cheerful bright yellow coral fungus found in unimproved grasslands, meadows, and mossy lawns rather than the woodland habitats typical of most coral fungi....

Coprinus comatus (Shaggy Mane Mushroom)

Coprinus comatus, the shaggy mane or lawyer's wig, is a distinctive saprobic agaric recognized by its tall, cylindrical white cap covered in shaggy, recurved scales that autodigests (deliquesces) into an...

Coprinus comatus (Shaggy Mane Mushroom)

Coprinus comatus, the shaggy mane or lawyer's wig, is a distinctive saprobic agaric recognized by its tall, cylindrical white cap covered in shaggy, recurved scales that autodigests (deliquesces) into an...

Agaricus subrufescens (Royal Sun Agaricus)

Agaricus subrufescens, known commercially as the almond mushroom, royal sun agaricus, or himematsutake, is a tropical to subtropical species prized for its strong almond-anise aroma and extensively studied for anti-tumor...

Agaricus subrufescens (Royal Sun Agaricus)

Agaricus subrufescens, known commercially as the almond mushroom, royal sun agaricus, or himematsutake, is a tropical to subtropical species prized for its strong almond-anise aroma and extensively studied for anti-tumor...

Mycena pura (Lilac Bonnet)

Mycena pura, the lilac bonnet, is a toxic small mushroom containing variable levels of muscarine that fruits prolifically in deciduous and coniferous woodland litter from late summer through autumn. Despite...

Mycena pura (Lilac Bonnet)

Mycena pura, the lilac bonnet, is a toxic small mushroom containing variable levels of muscarine that fruits prolifically in deciduous and coniferous woodland litter from late summer through autumn. Despite...