Edible Mushrooms: Shield-Shaped Entoloma (Entoloma clypeatum)
Karen Also known as the Roman shield, this gilled mushroom appears in clusters or troops from spring until summer usually under hawthorn and other trees in the rose family such as…
Edible Mushrooms: Gypsy Mushroom (Cortinarius caperatus aka Rozites caperata)
The gypsy mushroom is a mycorrhizal fungus occurring singly, in small groups, or troops from summer into fall in the woodlands of the colder areas of Europe (especially Scandinavia) Asia,…
Edible Mushrooms: False Chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca)
The false chanterelle is found in small clumps in coniferous woodland, especially pines, of Northern temperate zones including North America and Europe. It grows on litter, woodchips, sawdust, and rotten…
Edible Mushrooms: St. George’s Mushroom (Calocybe gambosa
St. George’s mushroom can be found in spring growing in troops or rings in grasslands, woods, fields, parks, gardens and roadsides of Europe. The mushroom stands two to four inches…
Edible Mushrooms: The Hedgehog Mushroom (Hydnum repandum)
Wide spread in North America, the hedgehog mushroom belongs to a group of fungi that produce their spores on spines instead of gills. It is found singly, in large groups,…
Edible Mushrooms: Wood Blewit (Lepista nuda/Clitocybe nuda)
The wood blewit is native to Europe and North America where it is found mostly in autumn growing in the leaf and needle litter of deciduous and coniferous woodlands. It…
Edible Mushrooms: Beefsteak Mushroom (Fistulina hepatic)
Also known as jelly tongue, and ox tongue, this bracket fungus is )a parasite of oaks and.chestnut trees and can be found singly or in clusters in deciduous woods, parks,…
Edible Mushrooms: Slippery Jack (Suillus luteus)
Native to Euraisa, slippery jack has been introduced to North America as well as other elsewhere in the world and is found growing in clumps under conifers, especially pines, where…
Edible Mushrooms: Common Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
The common oyster mushroom grows in subtropical and temperate deciduous forests throughout the world but is also widely cultivated. It is saprophytic and appears from fall to winter growing in…
Edible Mushrooms: Brown Stew Mushroom (Kuehneromyces mutabilis aka Galerina mutabalis)
Also known as sheathed wood tuft and two toned wood tuft, this widespread mushroom grows in dense troops from spring to the first frost on dead wood in Australia, Asia,…