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 Locations: 28
 Species : 168
 Photographs: 1544

Amanita Citrina
Amanita Citrina
Common Name(s): False Death Cap
Edibility: Unpleasant taste and smell, easily confused with deadly Amanitas
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Amanita Fulva
Amanita Fulva
Common Name(s): Tawny Grisette
Edibility: Must be cooked
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Amanita Muscaria
Common Name(s): Fly Agaric
Edibility: Poisonous and hallucinogenic, contains muscarine and ibotenic acid
Season: Late Summer - Autumn
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Amanita Rubescens
Common Name(s): The Blusher
Edibility: Must be cooked
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Ascocoryne Sarcoides
Ascocoryne Sarcoides
Common Name(s): Purple Jellydisc
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Late Summer - Winter
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Boletus Edulis
Boletus Edulis
Common Name(s): Penny Bun, Cep, Porcini, King Bolete
Edibility: Delicious
Season: Late Summer - Autumn
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Calocera Viscosa
Calocera Viscosa
Common Name(s): Jelly Antler, Stags-horn Fungus
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Autumn
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Clitocybe Sinopica
Clitocybe Sinopica
Common Name(s):
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Spring
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Clitopilus Prunulus
Common Name(s): The Miller
Edibility: Excellent, beware of similar Clitocybe Dealbata
Season: Summer - Late Autumn
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Coprinus Micaceus
Coprinus Micaceus
Common Name(s): Glistening Ink Cap
Edibility: Insubstantial but usually in large numbers. Popular in the US
Season: Late Spring - Early Winter
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Coriolus Versicolor
Coriolus Versicolor
Common Name(s): Many-Zoned Polypore
Edibility: Inedible
Season: All year
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Cortinarius Subviolascens
Cortinarius Subviolascens
Common Name(s):
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Autumn
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Daedaleopsis Confragosa
Daedaleopsis Confragosa
Common Name(s): Blushing Bracket
Edibility: Inedible
Season: All year
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Fuligo Septica
Fuligo Septica
Common Name(s): Dog vomit slime mould, Flowers of Tan
Edibility: Inedible but the plasmodium stage is apparently eaten like scrambled eggs in Mexico
Season: All year
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Hygrophoropsis Aurantiaca
Hygrophoropsis Aurantiaca
Common Name(s): False Chanterelle
Edibility: Mixed reports on this one, some describe as edible some inedible. Has been said to cause hallucinations
Season: Autumn
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Lepista Nuda
Lepista Nuda
Common Name(s): Wood Blewitt
Edibility: Excellent, perfumed smell said to be caused by minute traces of strychnine
Season: Autumn - Early Winter
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Lycogala Terrestre
Lycogala Terrestre
Common Name(s):
Edibility: Inedible
Season: All year
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Macrolepiota Rhacodes
Macrolepiota Rhacodes
Common Name(s): Shaggy Parasol
Edibility: Excellent but can cause gastric upsets in some
Season: Summer - Late Autumn
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Mucilago Crustacea
Mucilago Crustacea
Common Name(s):
Edibility: Inedible
Season: All year
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Paxillus Involutus
Paxillus Involutus
Common Name(s): Brown Roll-rim
Edibility: Poisonous maybe deadly
Season: Late Summer - Late Autumn
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Phallus Impudicus
Common Name(s): Stinkhorn
Edibility: Parts meant to be edible. Don’t fancy it much.
Season: Summer - Late Autumn
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Pleurotus Ostreatus
Common Name(s): Oyster Mushroom
Edibility: Excellent though tough when old
Season: All year
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Russula Betularum
Russula Betularum
Common Name(s): Birch Russula
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Summer - Early Autumn
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Russula Cyanoxantha
Russula Cyanoxantha
Common Name(s): Charcoal Burner
Edibility: Good
Season: Summer to Autumn
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Russula Ochroleuca
Common Name(s): Common Yellow Russula
Edibility: Not very good
Season: Late Summer - Late Autumn
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Scleroderma Citrinum
Scleroderma Citrinum
Common Name(s): Common Earthball
Edibility: Slightly poisonous, reportedly used as flavouring
Season: Late Summer - Early Winter
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Stropharia Semiglobata
Stropharia Semiglobata
Common Name(s): Dung Roundhead
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Spring - Late Autumn
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Suillus Grevillei
Suillus Grevillei
Common Name(s): Larch Bolete
Edibility: Mediocre
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Tylopilus Felleus
Common Name(s): Bitter Bolete
Edibility: Very bitter with aftertaste that lingers.
Season: Late Summer - Autumn
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Xerocomus Badius
Xerocomus Badius
Common Name(s): Bay Bolete
Edibility: Excellent
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Xerocomus Chrysenteron
Xerocomus Chrysenteron
Common Name(s): Red Cracking Bolete
Edibility: Edible
Season: Autumn
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