Identifying Edible and Poisonous Wild Mushrooms
There are roughly 15,000 types of wild fungi in the UK. Our guide aims to help you identify the best to eat and the most important ones not to pick.
Never rely on one source for mushroom identification, and never eat anything unless you are 100% sure it is edible. We will not be held responsible for the use of the information in this guide.
Use our seasonal filters to see what you might be able to pick right now. Better yet, why not try one of our foraging courses?
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| Photo | Sort by common name : Common Name | Sort by scientific name : Scientific Name | Type | Start | End |
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Horse Mushroom | Agaricus arvensis |
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Season Start : May | Season End : Oct |
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The Prince | Agaricus augustus |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Pavement Mushroom | Agaricus bitorquis |
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Season Start : May | Season End : Oct |
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Medusa Mushroom | Agaricus bohusii |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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Field Mushroom | Agaricus campestris |
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Season Start : May | Season End : Nov |
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Macro Mushroom | Agaricus crocodilinus |
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Season Start : May | Season End : Nov |
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Scaly Wood Mushroom | Agaricus langei |
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Season Start : Jun | Season End : Oct |
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Blushing Wood Mushroom | Agaricus silvaticus |
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Season Start : May | Season End : Nov |
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Wood Mushroom | Agaricus silvicola |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Spring Fieldcap | Agrocybe praecox |
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Season Start : Apr | Season End : Sep |
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Orange Peel Fungus | Aleuria aurantia |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Snakeskin Grisette | Amanita ceciliae |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Orange Grisette | Amanita crocea |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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Grey Spotted Amanita | Amanita excelsa |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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Tawny Grisette | Amanita fulva |
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Season Start : Jun | Season End : Oct |
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The Blusher | Amanita rubescens |
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Season Start : May | Season End : Nov |
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Grisettes | Amanita sect. Vaginatae |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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Honey Fungus | Armillaria mellea |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Nov |
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Giant Funnel | Aspropaxillus giganteus |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Jelly Ears | Auricularia auricula-judae |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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Oak Bolete | Boletus / Butyriboletus appendiculatus |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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Peppery Bolete | Boletus / Chalciporus piperatus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Oct |
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Chestnut Bolete | Boletus / Gyroporus castaneus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Oct |
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Ascot Hat | Boletus / Hortiboletus bubalinus |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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Ruby Bolete | Boletus / Hortiboletus rubellus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Oct |
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Bay Bolete | Boletus / Imleria badia |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Orange Bolete | Boletus / Leccinum aurantiacum |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Brown Birch Bolete | Boletus / Leccinum scabrum |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Orange Birch Bolete | Boletus / Leccinum versipellis |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Scarletina Bolete | Boletus / Neoboletus praestigiator |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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Lurid Bolete | Boletus / Suillellus luridus |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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Bovine Bolete | Boletus / Suillus bovinus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Larch Bolete | Boletus / Suillus grevillei |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Slippery Jack | Boletus / Suillus luteus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Sep |
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Red Cracked Bolete | Boletus / Xerocomellus chrysenteron |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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Sepia Bolete | Boletus / Xerocomellus porosporus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Penny Bun | Boletus edulis |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Oct |
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Pine Bolete | Boletus pinophilus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Oct |
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Summer Bolete | Boletus reticulatus |
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Season Start : Jun | Season End : Aug |
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St. George's Mushroom | Calocybe gambosa |
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Season Start : Apr | Season End : May |
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Giant Puffball | Calvatia gigantea |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Sep |
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Amethyst chanterelle | Cantharellus amethysteus |
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Season Start : May | Season End : Oct |
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Chanterelle | Cantharellus cibarius |
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Season Start : May | Season End : Nov |
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Pale Chanterelle | Cantharellus pallens |
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Season Start : Jun | Season End : Nov |
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Winter Chanterelle | Cantherellus tubaeformis |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Dec |
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Dryad's Saddle | Cerioporus squamosus |
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Season Start : May | Season End : Aug |
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Trooping Funnel | Clitocybe / Infundibulicybe geotropa |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Dec |
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Aniseed Funnel | Clitocybe odora |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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The Miller | Clitopilus prunulus |
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Season Start : Jun | Season End : Nov |
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Glistening Inkcap | Coprinellus micaceus |
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Season Start : Mar | Season End : Dec |
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Shaggy Inkcap | Coprinus comatus |
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Season Start : Apr | Season End : Nov |
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Scarlet Caterpillarclub | Cordyceps militaris |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Horn Of Plenty | Craterellus cornucopioides |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Oct |
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Poplar Fieldcap | Cyclocybe cylindracea |
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Season Start : Jan | Season End : Dec |
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Beefsteak Fungus | Fistulina hepatica |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Velvet Shank | Flammulina velutipes |
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Season Start : Dec | Season End : Apr |
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Birch Polypore | Fomitopsis betulina |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Hen of the Woods | Grifola frondosa |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Lion's Mane | Hericium erinaceus |
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Season Start : Jun | Season End : Oct |
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Hedgehog Fungus | Hydnum repandum |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Oct |
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Terracotta Hedgehog | Hydnum rufescens |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Dec |
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Yellow Foot Waxcap | Hygocybe/Cuphophyllus flavipes |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Dec |
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Meadow Waxcap | Hygrocybe / Cuphophyllus pratensis |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Dec |
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Snowy Waxcap | Hygrocybe / Cuphophyllus virgineus |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Dec |
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Heath Waxcap | Hygrocybe / Gliophorus laetus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Dec |
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Pink Waxcap | Hygrocybe / Porpolomopsis calyptriformis |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Dec |
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Golden Waxcap | Hygrocybe chlorophana |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Dec |
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Scarlet Waxcap, Scarlet Hood | Hygrocybe coccinea |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Dec |
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Vermillion Waxcap | Hygrocybe miniata |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Dec |
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Crimson Waxcap | Hygrocybe punicea |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Dec |
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Splendid Waxcap | Hygrocybe splendidissima |
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Season Start : Oct | Season End : Dec |
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Rooting Shank | Hymenopellis radicata |
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Season Start : Jun | Season End : Nov |
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Sheathed Woodtuft | Kuehneromyces mutabilis |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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Amethyst Deceiver | Laccaria amethystina |
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Season Start : Jun | Season End : Nov |
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The Deceiver | Laccaria laccata |
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Season Start : Jun | Season End : Nov |
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Curry Scented Milkcap | Lactarius camphoratus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Saffron Milkcap | Lactarius deliciosus |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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False Saffron Milkcap | Lactarius deterrimus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Chicken Of The Woods | Laetiporus sulphureus |
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Season Start : May | Season End : Aug |
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Tawny Funnel Cap | Lepista flaccida |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Wood Blewit | Lepista nuda |
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Season Start : Oct | Season End : Feb |
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Field Blewit | Lepista saeva |
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Season Start : Oct | Season End : Jan |
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White Dapperling | Leucoagaricus leucothites |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Stump Puffball | Lycoperdon / Apioperdon pyriforme |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Pestle Puffball | Lycoperdon excipuliforme |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Common Puffball | Lycoperdon perlatum |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Mosaic Puffball | Lycoperdon utriformis |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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Clustered Domecap | Lyophyllum decastes |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Slender Parasol | Macrolepiota mastoidea |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Parasol | Macrolepiota procera |
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Season Start : Jun | Season End : Sep |
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Fairy Ring Champignons | Marasmius oreades |
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Season Start : Apr | Season End : Nov |
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Blackening Polypore | Meripilus giganteus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Yellow Morel | Morchella esculenta |
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Season Start : Mar | Season End : May |
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Black Morel | Morchella importuna |
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Season Start : Mar | Season End : May |
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Semifree Morel | Morchella semilibera |
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Season Start : Mar | Season End : Apr |
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Common Morel | Morchella vulgaris |
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Season Start : Mar | Season End : May |
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Porcelain Fungus | Mucidula mucida |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Common Bonnet | Mycena galericulata |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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Stinkhorn | Phallus impudicus |
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Season Start : Jun | Season End : Nov |
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Grey Oyster Mushroom | Pleurotus ostreatus |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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Pale Oyster Mushroom | Pleurotus pulmonarius |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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Deer Shield | Pluteus cervinus |
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Season Start : Apr | Season End : Nov |
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The Goblet | Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis |
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Season Start : Oct | Season End : Jan |
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Butter Cap | Rhodocollybia butyraceae. |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Dec |
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Blackish Purple Russula | Russula atropurpurea |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Yellow Swamp Russula | Russula claroflava |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Oct |
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The Charcoal Burner | Russula cyanoxantha |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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Blackening Brittlegill | Russula nigricans |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Common Yellow Russula | Russula ochroleuca |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Powdery Brittlegill | Russula parazurea |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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Green Cracking Russula | Russula virescens |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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Scarlet Elfcup | Sarcoscypha austriaca |
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Season Start : Dec | Season End : Apr |
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Cauliflower Fungus | Sparassis crispa |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Turkey Tail | Trametes versicolor |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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Truffles | Tuber aestivum |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Silky Rosegill | Volvariella bombycina |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Stubble Rosegill | Volvopluteus gloiocephalus |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |