Edible Mushrooms: Fairy Ring Champignon (Marasmius oreades)
Karen Also known as Scotch bonnet, fairy ring champignon are well known in Europe and North America where they appear in rings, troops, or arcs from late spring to fall in…
Edible Mushrooms: Pepper Milk Cap (Lactifluus piperatus)
The pepper milk cap mushroom may be found singly or in large groups from summer to fall usually in deciduous woodlands, less frequently in coniferous ones, in the northern temperate…
Edible Mushrooms: Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Also called devil’s snuff box and gem studded puffball, this fungus is found in groups growing in woods on buried leaf litter and decaying in especially in the fall. It…
Edible Mushrooms: The Off-White Parasol (Leucoagaricus leucothites)
With a world wide distribution including North America, the off-white parasol is found from summer to fall solitary, scattered, or in groups in disturbed areas such as roadsides, fields, meadows,…
Edible Mushrooms: The Horn of Plenty (Craterellus cornucopioides)
Also called trumpet of the dead, this culinary prize is found primarily in moist areas in deciduous woods of North American, Europe and Asia. It occurs in dense colonies from…
Edible Mushrooms: Giant Funnel Cap (Leucopaxillus giganteus)
Giant funnel cup is a saprophytic fungus found growing in arcs or fairy rings in woodland clearings, open grasslands, and roadsides of Europe and North America . It is most…
Edible Mushrooms: Plums and Custard (Tricholomopsis rutilans)
Found singly or in clumps from summer through fall, this plum-streaked fungi grows on stumps and logs in coniferous woodlands in the northern temperate zone including North America. It grows…
Edible Mushrooms: Bay-brown Bolete (Boletus badius)
He bay-brown bolete grows singly or in scattered groups from summer through autumn under coniferous or deciduous trees of Europe and North America. It is especially partial to white pine,…
Edible Mushrooms: Slimy Spike-Cap (Glutinous gomphidius)
Native to North America, slimy-spike cap can be found singly or scattered from summer through fall in conifers woods, especially under spruce, pine, and fir trees. It belongs to the…
Edible Mushrooms: Chicken Mushroom (Laetiporus sulphureus)
This conspicuous bracket mushroom is native to North America and Europe and grows as a parasite mostly on hardwood trees, particularly on oak,. It appears high up in the tree…