Edible Mushrooms: The Hedgehog Mushroom (Hydnum repandum)
Karen 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: 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,…
Edible Mushrooms: Fairy Ring Champignon (Marasmius oreades)
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…