Enoki Mushroom

AT A GLANCE Common Name: Enoki Mushroom Scientific Name: Flammulina velutipes Type: Fungi Cap Diameter: 0.4-2 in (1-5 cm) Spore Print: White Edibility: Choice Edible Ecology: Saprotrophic on hardwoods Range: Northern Hemisphere (Temperate/Boreal) Conservation Status:...

Panther Cap Mushroom

AT A GLANCE Common Name: Panther Cap Scientific Name: Amanita pantherina Type: Fungi Cap Diameter: 2-4 in (5-10 cm) Spore Print: White Edibility: Toxic / Hallucinogenic Ecology: Mycorrhizal with hardwoods/conifers Range: Europe, Asia, North America Conservation...

Chaga Mushroom

AT A GLANCE Common Name: Chaga Mushroom Scientific Name: Inonotus obliquus Type: Fungi Size: Up to 15 in (38 cm) wide Spore Print: Brown Edibility: Inedible (Medicinal) Ecology: Parasitic on Birch trees Range: Northern Boreal Forests (Global) Conservation Status: Not...

Lion’s Mane Mushroom

AT A GLANCE Common Name: Lion’s Mane Scientific Name: Hericium erinaceus Type: Fungi Size: 4-10 in (10-25 cm) wide Spore Print: White Edibility: Choice Edible Ecology: Saprotrophic or Parasitic Range: North America, Europe, Asia Conservation Status: Not...

Wood Ear Mushroom

AT A GLANCE Common Name: Wood Ear Mushroom Scientific Name: Auricularia auricula-judae Type: Fungi Size: 1-5 in (2-12 cm) wide Spore Print: White Edibility: Choice Edible Ecology: Saprotrophic Range: Worldwide (Temperate/Subtropical) Conservation Status: Not Evaluated...

Indigo Milk Cap

AT A GLANCE Common Name: Indigo Milk Cap Scientific Name: Lactarius indigo Type: Fungi Cap Diameter: 2-6 in (5-15 cm) Spore Print: White to Pale Cream Edibility: Edible Ecology: Mycorrhizal with hardwoods/conifers Range: North and Central America; East Asia...