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Site Statistics
 Locations: 28
 Species : 167
 Photographs: 1542

Amanita Crocea
Amanita Crocea
Common Name(s): Orange Grisette
Edibility: Must be cooked
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Amanita Rubescens
Common Name(s): The Blusher
Edibility: Must be cooked
Season: Summer - 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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Daedaleopsis Confragosa
Daedaleopsis Confragosa
Common Name(s): Blushing Bracket
Edibility: Inedible
Season: All year
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Fistulina Hepatica
Fistulina Hepatica
Common Name(s): Beefsteak Fungus, Oak Tongue
Edibility: Can be bitter
Season: Late Summer - Autumn
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Kuehneromyces Mutabilis
Kuehneromyces Mutabilis
Common Name(s): Changing Pholiota
Edibility: Edible and good
Season: Spring - Early Winter
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Lacrymaria Velutina
Lacrymaria Velutina
Common Name(s): Weeping Widow
Edibility: Edible but said to be bitter
Season: Late Spring - Late Autumn
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Lycerpodon Perlatum
Lycerpodon Perlatum
Common Name(s): Common Puffball
Edibility: Edible when young
Season: Summer - Late Autumn
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Oudemansiella Mucida
Oudemansiella Mucida
Common Name(s): Porcelain Fungus
Edibility: Poor
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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Pseudotrametes Gibbosa
Common Name(s): Beech Bracket
Edibility: Inedible
Season: All year
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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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Sparassis Crispa
Sparassis Crispa
Common Name(s): Cauliflower Fungus
Edibility: Very good, needs careful cleaning
Season: Autumn
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