Edible Mushrooms: Meadow Wax Cap (Cuphophyllus pratensis)
Karen Meadow wax cap grows singly or scattered in deciduous and conifer woodlands in North America but in grassy or open areas including lawns in Europe. It appears somewhat late in…
Edible Mushrooms: Monk’s Head (Clitocybe geotropa aka Infundibulicybe geotropa)
Also known as trooping funnel, this mushroom is found during the fall in Europe and North America growing in fairy rings or troops in mixed woodlands including forest clearings and…
Edible Mushrooms: Mosaic Puffball (Calvatia utriformis aka Handkea utriformis aka Lycoperdon utriforme aka Lycoperdon caelatum)
Karen Meyers Native to northern temperate zones, this puffball has been found in Europe, continental Asia, Japan, eastern Atlantic, North America, Mexico, South Africa, Chile, and New Zealand. It usually grows alone…
Edible Mushrooms: Field Blewit (Lepista saeva aka L. personata aka Clitocybe saeva)
Less common than wood blewit (Lepista saeva), field blewit is native to Europe and the British Isles. It often appears in groups or fairy rings usually in chalk or limestone…
Edible Mushrooms: March Wax Cap (Hygrophorus marzuolus)
The March wax cap grows singly, scattered or in clusters in the siliceous soil of mixed forests in the mountains of North America, Europe and Asia. It appears in the…
Edible Mushrooms: Common Morel (Morchella esculenta aka M. esculentoides)
Also known as sponge morel, haystack, may mushroom, yellow morel and Molly Moocher, this distinctive mushroom is found in Europe and North America where it grows singly or in groups…
Edible Mushrooms: Shaggy Parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes aka Lepiota rhacodes aka Macrolepiota rhacodes)
Found throughout Europe and North America, shaggy parasol is most common from the Rockies eastward in the US. It prefers light shade and rich soil and grows alone or in…
Edible Mushrooms: The Cep (Boletus edulis)
Also known as the porcino (plural, porcini) mushroom, this distinctive fungus is a favorite of cooks. It is found in late summer and fall growing in deciduous woods especially oak…
Edible Mushrooms: Charcoal Burner (Russula cyanoxantha)
The charcoal burner can be found singly or in troops from summer to fall in deciduous and coniferous woodlands of the northern temperate zone including North America and Europe. It…
Edible Mushrooms: Saffron Milk Cap (Lactarius deliciosus)
Groups or troops of saffron milk cap can be found in summer and fall growing in the calcareous and siliceous soil in coniferous forests especially under pines. It is native…