Search Results for:

233 results found for ''.

Lilac Bonnet

This mushroom was once considered edible but contains small amounts of muscarine so is now off the menu....

Crimson Waxcap

One of the larger Waxcaps, the Crimson Waxcap is less common than the Scarlet Waxcap but can grow in large numbers in the right conditions which means fields, meadows and...

Snowy Waxcap

A common and tasty Waxcap but it still prefers undisturbed and untreated land although seems more tolerant than other Waxcaps....

The Goblet

A late Autumn mushroom that can often still be found in Spring. This mushroom must be well cooked before consumption and it has been reported that it can cause a...

Ruby Bolete

These are fairly rare mushrooms in the UK and as they also have a soapy taste they are best left for photographs....

Chestnut Bolete

This is a great mushroom to find because if you look around nearby, there will usually be many more underfoot. The Chestnut Bolete is distinguished from true Boletes by its...

Ascot Hat

The genus name, Hortiboletus, refers to the latin ‘hortus‘ meaning garden where the Hortiboletus bubalinus can often be found growing with Poplar or Lime trees....

The Miller

This is not a mushroom for novice foragers as it looks like the deadly poisonous Clitocybe dealbata or rivulosa and great care should be taken when trying to identify this...

Scaly Wood Mushroom

A great tasting mushroom with flesh that bruises or oxidises red. Similar in looks to The Prince (Agaricus augustus), though smaller in size....

Orange Grisette

This Amanita rarely seems to have remains of the veil stuck to the cap and the colour intensity varies greatly and can be from bright orange to pale yellow....