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Earthballs

There are four types of Earthball in the UK, Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum), Leopard Earthball (Scleroderma areolatum), Potato Earthball (Scleroderma bovista) and Scaly Earthball (Scleroderma verrucosum), all are similar but...

Powdery Brittlegill

The powdery nature of the caps of this mushroom make it one of the slightly easier Russulas to identify....

Porcelain Fungus

Grows in large numbers and is great for the pot as long as the tough stems are removed and the slime washed off....

Birch Polypore

This common white bracket fungus has many uses and has been utilised by humans for thousands of years....

Common Inkcap

This mushroom is known for causing severe poisoning when consumed with alcohol, but there are suggestions that it also has longer lasting health effects, therefore we moved it to the...

Field Blewit

A safe mushroom for the novice forager as there are no look-a-likes in the UK....

Glistening Inkcap

The powdery ‘mica’ covering can be seen shining when the sun is out but this mushroom has no nutritional value so is best left alone or added to other mushrooms...

Brown Parasol

One of the large parasol-lookalikes, a controversial member of the ‘shaggy parasols’. Its edibility ranking is not conclusive, so it is worth knowing its ID features to avoid any troubles....