Mushrooms Encyclopedia

Auricularia auricula-judae (Húbovitá trsovanec)

Auricularia auricula-judae, the wood ear or Judas's ear fungus, is a distinctive jelly mushroom with a rubbery, ear-shaped fruiting body that has been cultivated in China for over 1,500 years....

Auricularia auricula-judae (Húbovitá trsovanec)

Auricularia auricula-judae, the wood ear or Judas's ear fungus, is a distinctive jelly mushroom with a rubbery, ear-shaped fruiting body that has been cultivated in China for over 1,500 years....

Pleurotus cornucopiae (Húsenica Cornucopia)

Pleurotus cornucopiae, the branched oyster mushroom, is a European species producing funnel-shaped, cream to pale ochre fruitbodies in dense clusters on dead hardwood. It is distinguished from P. ostreatus by...

Pleurotus cornucopiae (Húsenica Cornucopia)

Pleurotus cornucopiae, the branched oyster mushroom, is a European species producing funnel-shaped, cream to pale ochre fruitbodies in dense clusters on dead hardwood. It is distinguished from P. ostreatus by...

Lactarius volemus (Pláčový mliečnik)

Lactarius volemus is a prized edible milkcap found across Northern Hemisphere temperate forests, distinguished by its copious white latex that stains brown and its strong, distinctive fishy odor when handled....

Lactarius volemus (Pláčový mliečnik)

Lactarius volemus is a prized edible milkcap found across Northern Hemisphere temperate forests, distinguished by its copious white latex that stains brown and its strong, distinctive fishy odor when handled....

Morchella esculenta (Hovädzie šampiňóny)

Morchella esculenta, the yellow morel or common morel, is among the most sought-after spring fungi in temperate North America and Europe, prized equally for its honeycombed, sponge-like cap and the...

Morchella esculenta (Hovädzie šampiňóny)

Morchella esculenta, the yellow morel or common morel, is among the most sought-after spring fungi in temperate North America and Europe, prized equally for its honeycombed, sponge-like cap and the...

Cortinarius praestans (Ohromujúci sieťovka)

Cortinarius praestans, the goliath webcap, is one of the largest and most impressive edible species in the genus Cortinarius, with caps reaching 20-30 cm in diameter. This massive ectomycorrhizal mushroom...

Cortinarius praestans (Ohromujúci sieťovka)

Cortinarius praestans, the goliath webcap, is one of the largest and most impressive edible species in the genus Cortinarius, with caps reaching 20-30 cm in diameter. This massive ectomycorrhizal mushroom...

Cantharellus subalbidus (Biely kuriatka)

Cantharellus subalbidus, the white chanterelle, is a distinctive creamy white to pale tan species endemic to old-growth and mature conifer forests of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America. It...

Cantharellus subalbidus (Biely kuriatka)

Cantharellus subalbidus, the white chanterelle, is a distinctive creamy white to pale tan species endemic to old-growth and mature conifer forests of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America. It...