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42 detailed profiles covering origin, appearance, light, watering, propagation and problems for every mushroom.

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Oyster Mushroom

Oyster Mushroom

The oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) is the single best mushroom for a firs…
King Oyster Mushroom

King Oyster Mushroom

The king oyster (Pleurotus eryngii) is the largest and meatiest of the oyster fa…
Pink Oyster Mushroom

Pink Oyster Mushroom

The pink oyster (Pleurotus djamor) is the showpiece of the oyster family - vivid…
Golden Oyster Mushroom

Golden Oyster Mushroom

The golden oyster (Pleurotus citrinopileatus) is a warm-season oyster mushroom w…
Shiitake Mushroom

Shiitake Mushroom

Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is the world's second most cultivated mushroom and t…
Lion's Mane Mushroom

Lion's Mane Mushroom

Lion's mane (Hericium erinaceus) is unlike any other cultivated mushroom - a sof…
Button Mushroom

Button Mushroom

The button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) is the most cultivated and most eaten mu…
Portobello Mushroom

Portobello Mushroom

The portobello is not a separate species but the fully mature brown form of Agar…
Enoki Mushroom

Enoki Mushroom

Enoki (Flammulina velutipes) has two faces.
Maitake (Hen of the Woods)

Maitake (Hen of the Woods)

Maitake (Grifola frondosa), known in English as hen of the woods, is a magnifice…
Beech Mushroom (Shimeji)

Beech Mushroom (Shimeji)

The beech mushroom (Hypsizygus tessellatus), sold as shimeji in two colours - wh…
Nameko Mushroom

Nameko Mushroom

Nameko (Pholiota microspora) is a small amber-capped mushroom famous for a natur…
Pioppino (Black Poplar Mushroom)

Pioppino (Black Poplar Mushroom)

Pioppino (Cyclocybe aegerita), the black poplar mushroom, is an Italian favourit…
Chestnut Mushroom

Chestnut Mushroom

The chestnut mushroom (Pholiota adiposa) is a glossy golden-brown cluster mushro…
Wine Cap (Garden Giant)

Wine Cap (Garden Giant)

The wine cap (Stropharia rugosoannulata), also called garden giant or king strop…
Wood Ear Mushroom

Wood Ear Mushroom

The wood ear (Auricularia auricula-judae) is a curious, ear-shaped jelly fungus …
Paddy Straw Mushroom

Paddy Straw Mushroom

The paddy straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) is the great tropical cultivated…
Reishi Mushroom

Reishi Mushroom

Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum), known in China as lingzhi, is the "mushroom of immor…
Turkey Tail Mushroom

Turkey Tail Mushroom

Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor) is one of the most common bracket fungi in the…
Cordyceps Mushroom

Cordyceps Mushroom

Cordyceps militaris is a vivid orange club fungus and the cultivable cousin of t…
Chaga

Chaga

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) is unlike any other mushroom on this list - it is not …
Morel Mushroom

Morel Mushroom

The morel (Morchella species) is one of the most prized wild mushrooms in the wo…
Chanterelle

Chanterelle

The chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius and relatives) is a golden, trumpet-shape…
Porcini (King Bolete)

Porcini (King Bolete)

Porcini (Boletus edulis), the king bolete, is one of the world's great wild mush…
Chicken of the Woods

Chicken of the Woods

Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus and relatives) is a spectacular brig…
Hedgehog Mushroom

Hedgehog Mushroom

The hedgehog mushroom (Hydnum repandum), also called sweet tooth or wood hedgeho…
Black Trumpet

Black Trumpet

The black trumpet (Craterellus cornucopioides), also called horn of plenty or tr…
Giant Puffball

Giant Puffball

The giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea) is the most unmistakable mushroom a forag…
Truffle

Truffle

The truffle (Tuber species) is the most valuable mushroom on Earth - a knobbly u…
Shaggy Mane

Shaggy Mane

The shaggy mane (Coprinus comatus), also called lawyer's wig or shaggy ink cap, …
Wood Blewit

Wood Blewit

The wood blewit (Lepista nuda, sometimes listed as Clitocybe nuda) is a striking…
Saffron Milk Cap

Saffron Milk Cap

The saffron milk cap (Lactarius deliciosus) is one of the most celebrated wild e…
Field Mushroom

Field Mushroom

The field mushroom (Agaricus campestris) is the wild cousin of the cultivated bu…
Horse Mushroom

Horse Mushroom

The horse mushroom (Agaricus arvensis) is a large, handsome relative of the fiel…
Parasol Mushroom

Parasol Mushroom

The parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) is one of the most prized wild edibl…
St George's Mushroom

St George's Mushroom

St George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa) is a springtime treasure, traditionally …
Cauliflower Fungus

Cauliflower Fungus

The cauliflower fungus (Sparassis crispa) is one of the most extraordinary-looki…
Velvet Shank

Velvet Shank

The velvet shank (Flammulina velutipes) is the wild ancestor of the cultivated e…
Bay Bolete

Bay Bolete

The bay bolete (Imleria badia, long known as Boletus badius) is a prized wild ed…
Matsutake

Matsutake

The matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake) is one of the most sought-after wild mushro…
Slippery Jack

Slippery Jack

The slippery jack (Suillus luteus) is a common, easily recognised bolete found u…
Almond Mushroom

Almond Mushroom

The almond mushroom (Agaricus subrufescens), also called "the prince" and market…

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