Mushrooms Encyclopedia

Borchiov cesnak (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)....

Borchiov cesnak (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 (Sviečkový hubár)

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 (Sviečkový hubár)

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 (Lúčny koral)

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 (Lúčny koral)

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....

Pavúčí hríb (Coprinus comatus)

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...

Pavúčí hríb (Coprinus comatus)

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 (Kráľovská slnečnica)

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 (Kráľovská slnečnica)

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 (Purpurová čapka)

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 (Purpurová čapka)

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...