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90 detailed profiles covering origin, appearance, light, watering, propagation and problems for every mushroom.

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Oyster Mushroom

Oyster Mushroom

The oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) is the single best mushroom for a firs…
King Oyster Mushroom

King Oyster Mushroom

The king oyster (Pleurotus eryngii) is the largest and meatiest of the oyster fa…
Pink Oyster Mushroom

Pink Oyster Mushroom

The pink oyster (Pleurotus djamor) is the showpiece of the oyster family - vivid…
Golden Oyster Mushroom

Golden Oyster Mushroom

The golden oyster (Pleurotus citrinopileatus) is a warm-season oyster mushroom w…
Shiitake Mushroom

Shiitake Mushroom

Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is the world's second most cultivated mushroom and t…
Lion's Mane Mushroom

Lion's Mane Mushroom

Lion's mane (Hericium erinaceus) is unlike any other cultivated mushroom - a sof…
Button Mushroom

Button Mushroom

The button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) is the most cultivated and most eaten mu…
Portobello Mushroom

Portobello Mushroom

The portobello is not a separate species but the fully mature brown form of Agar…
Enoki Mushroom

Enoki Mushroom

Enoki (Flammulina velutipes) has two faces.
Maitake (Hen of the Woods)

Maitake (Hen of the Woods)

Maitake (Grifola frondosa), known in English as hen of the woods, is a magnifice…
Beech Mushroom (Shimeji)

Beech Mushroom (Shimeji)

The beech mushroom (Hypsizygus tessellatus), sold as shimeji in two colours - wh…
Nameko Mushroom

Nameko Mushroom

Nameko (Pholiota microspora) is a small amber-capped mushroom famous for a natur…
Pioppino (Black Poplar Mushroom)

Pioppino (Black Poplar Mushroom)

Pioppino (Cyclocybe aegerita), the black poplar mushroom, is an Italian favourit…
Chestnut Mushroom

Chestnut Mushroom

The chestnut mushroom (Pholiota adiposa) is a glossy golden-brown cluster mushro…
Wine Cap (Garden Giant)

Wine Cap (Garden Giant)

The wine cap (Stropharia rugosoannulata), also called garden giant or king strop…
Wood Ear Mushroom

Wood Ear Mushroom

The wood ear (Auricularia auricula-judae) is a curious, ear-shaped jelly fungus …
Paddy Straw Mushroom

Paddy Straw Mushroom

The paddy straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) is the great tropical cultivated…
Reishi Mushroom

Reishi Mushroom

Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum), known in China as lingzhi, is the "mushroom of immor…
Turkey Tail Mushroom

Turkey Tail Mushroom

Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor) is one of the most common bracket fungi in the…
Cordyceps Mushroom

Cordyceps Mushroom

Cordyceps militaris is a vivid orange club fungus and the cultivable cousin of t…
Chaga

Chaga

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) is unlike any other mushroom on this list - it is not …
Morel Mushroom

Morel Mushroom

The morel (Morchella species) is one of the most prized wild mushrooms in the wo…
Chanterelle

Chanterelle

The chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius and relatives) is a golden, trumpet-shape…
Porcini (King Bolete)

Porcini (King Bolete)

Porcini (Boletus edulis), the king bolete, is one of the world's great wild mush…
Chicken of the Woods

Chicken of the Woods

Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus and relatives) is a spectacular brig…
Hedgehog Mushroom

Hedgehog Mushroom

The hedgehog mushroom (Hydnum repandum), also called sweet tooth or wood hedgeho…
Black Trumpet

Black Trumpet

The black trumpet (Craterellus cornucopioides), also called horn of plenty or tr…
Giant Puffball

Giant Puffball

The giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea) is the most unmistakable mushroom a forag…
Truffle

Truffle

The truffle (Tuber species) is the most valuable mushroom on Earth - a knobbly u…
Shaggy Mane

Shaggy Mane

The shaggy mane (Coprinus comatus), also called lawyer's wig or shaggy ink cap, …
Wood Blewit

Wood Blewit

The wood blewit (Lepista nuda, sometimes listed as Clitocybe nuda) is a striking…
Saffron Milk Cap

Saffron Milk Cap

The saffron milk cap (Lactarius deliciosus) is one of the most celebrated wild e…
Field Mushroom

Field Mushroom

The field mushroom (Agaricus campestris) is the wild cousin of the cultivated bu…
Horse Mushroom

Horse Mushroom

The horse mushroom (Agaricus arvensis) is a large, handsome relative of the fiel…
Parasol Mushroom

Parasol Mushroom

The parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) is one of the most prized wild edibl…
St George's Mushroom

St George's Mushroom

St George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) is a springtime treasure, traditionally …
Cauliflower Fungus

Cauliflower Fungus

The cauliflower fungus (Sparassis crispa) is one of the most extraordinary-looki…
Velvet Shank

Velvet Shank

The velvet shank (Flammulina velutipes) is the wild ancestor of the cultivated e…
Bay Bolete

Bay Bolete

The bay bolete (Imleria badia, long known as Boletus badius) is a prized wild ed…
Matsutake

Matsutake

The matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake) is one of the most sought-after wild mushro…
Slippery Jack

Slippery Jack

The slippery jack (Suillus luteus) is a common, easily recognised bolete found u…
Almond Mushroom

Almond Mushroom

The almond mushroom (Agaricus subrufescens), also called "the prince" and market…
Blue Oyster Mushroom

Blue Oyster Mushroom

The blue oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus var.
Phoenix Oyster Mushroom

Phoenix Oyster Mushroom

The phoenix oyster (Pleurotus pulmonarius) is the warm-weather counterpart to th…
Elm Oyster Mushroom

Elm Oyster Mushroom

The elm oyster (Hypsizygus ulmarius) looks like an oyster mushroom, is sold as a…
Milky Mushroom

Milky Mushroom

The milky mushroom (Calocybe indica) is the tropical answer to a problem most te…
Snow Fungus

Snow Fungus

Snow fungus (Tremella fuciformis) is the translucent white, frilled jelly fungus…
Pavement Mushroom

Pavement Mushroom

The pavement mushroom (Agaricus bitorquis) is the button mushroom's tougher urba…
Coral Tooth Fungus

Coral Tooth Fungus

The coral tooth fungus (Hericium coralloides) is the branching, waterfall-like c…
Birch Bolete

Birch Bolete

The birch bolete (Leccinum scabrum) is the mushroom that teaches most northern E…
Orange Birch Bolete

Orange Birch Bolete

The orange birch bolete (Leccinum versipelle) is the birch bolete's better-looki…
Larch Bolete

Larch Bolete

The larch bolete (Suillus grevillei) is the bright yellow-orange, sticky-capped …
Red Cracking Bolete

Red Cracking Bolete

The red cracking bolete (Xerocomellus chrysenteron) is one of the most common bo…
The Prince

The Prince

The Prince (Agaricus augustus) is the aristocrat of the field mushroom family: a…
Shaggy Parasol

Shaggy Parasol

The shaggy parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes) is a big, handsome, coarsely scaled …
Common Puffball

Common Puffball

The common puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum) is the small, pear-shaped, spiny white…
Winter Chanterelle

Winter Chanterelle

The winter chanterelle (Craterellus tubaeformis) is the small, hollow-stemmed, f…
Charcoal Burner

Charcoal Burner

The charcoal burner (Russula cyanoxantha) is the best edible in a genus with a r…
Amethyst Deceiver

Amethyst Deceiver

The amethyst deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) is the small, intensely violet mush…
Fairy Ring Champignon

Fairy Ring Champignon

The fairy ring champignon (Marasmius oreades) is the small tan mushroom that mak…
Beefsteak Fungus

Beefsteak Fungus

The beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica) is the mushroom that looks like a slab…
Dryad's Saddle

Dryad's Saddle

Dryad's saddle (Cerioporus squamosus, long known as Polyporus squamosus) is the …
Honey Fungus

Honey Fungus

Honey fungus (Armillaria mellea and its close relatives) is two things at once: …
Porcelain Fungus

Porcelain Fungus

The porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) is the translucent, glassy white mus…
Candy Cap

Candy Cap

The candy cap is the mushroom that smells of maple syrup, and it is the only wil…
Weeping Milk Cap

Weeping Milk Cap

The weeping milk cap (Lactifluus volemus, long known as Lactarius volemus) is th…
Field Blewit

Field Blewit

The field blewit (Lepista saeva, also known as Lepista personata and traditional…
Scarlet Elf Cup

Scarlet Elf Cup

The scarlet elf cup (Sarcoscypha austriaca and the closely related Sarcoscypha c…
Sheathed Woodtuft

Sheathed Woodtuft

The sheathed woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis) is a good edible mushroom with a…
Summer Truffle

Summer Truffle

The summer truffle (Tuber aestivum) is the accessible truffle: the one that grow…
White Truffle

White Truffle

The white truffle (Tuber magnatum) is the most expensive edible fungus in the wo…
Huitlacoche

Huitlacoche

Huitlacoche (Ustilago maydis) is a plant disease that became a delicacy.
Birch Polypore

Birch Polypore

The birch polypore (Fomitopsis betulina, long known as Piptoporus betulinus) is …
Artist's Conk

Artist's Conk

The artist's conk (Ganoderma applanatum) is the large, flat, woody bracket that …
Tinder Fungus

Tinder Fungus

The tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) is the grey hoof-shaped bracket that grows…
Agarikon

Agarikon

Agarikon (Fomitopsis officinalis, also placed as Laricifomes officinalis) is a l…
King Alfred's Cakes

King Alfred's Cakes

King Alfred's cakes (Daldinia concentrica) are the hard black hemispheres that s…
Death Cap

Death Cap

The death cap (Amanita phalloides) is responsible for the large majority of fata…
Destroying Angel

Destroying Angel

The destroying angel is the name given to several pure white, deadly Amanita spe…
Fly Agaric

Fly Agaric

The fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is the most recognisable mushroom on Earth: sc…
Panther Cap

Panther Cap

The panther cap (Amanita pantherina) is the fly agaric's more dangerous and less…
False Morel

False Morel

The false morel (Gyromitra esculenta) is the mushroom whose scientific name mean…
Jack-o'-Lantern

Jack-o'-Lantern

The jack-o'-lantern (Omphalotus olearius in Europe and Omphalotus illudens in ea…
Funeral Bell

Funeral Bell

The funeral bell (Galerina marginata) is a small, plain, brown mushroom that gro…
Deadly Webcap

Deadly Webcap

The deadly webcap (Cortinarius rubellus, and its close relative the fool's webca…
Sulphur Tuft

Sulphur Tuft

The sulphur tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) is one of the most abundant mushrooms i…
Yellow Stainer

Yellow Stainer

The yellow stainer (Agaricus xanthodermus) is the mushroom that ruins more Sunda…
Brown Roll-Rim

Brown Roll-Rim

The brown roll-rim (Paxillus involutus) is the mushroom that punishes loyalty.
Common Inkcap

Common Inkcap

The common inkcap (Coprinopsis atramentaria) is edible, harmless, and mild, righ…
Green-Spored Parasol

Green-Spored Parasol

The green-spored parasol (Chlorophyllum molybdites) probably causes more mushroo…

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