Bear’s Head

Fungi > Tooth Fungi

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Bear’s HeadScientific Name: Hericium abietisCategory: FungiSubcategory: Tooth FungiSize: Fruiting body width 15 to 35 cm (6 to 14 in); height 15 to 30 cm (6 to 12 in)Weight: 500 to 2,500 g (1.1 to 5.5 lb); record clusters can exceed 5 kg...

California King Bolete

Fungi > Boletes & Gilled Fungi

AT A GLANCECommon Name: California King BoleteScientific Name: Boletus edulis grandedulisCategory: FungiSubcategory: Boletes & Gilled FungiSize: Cap diameter 15 to 40 cm (6 to 16 in); record specimens up to 50 cm (20 in); stem height 15 to 25 cmWeight: 0.5 to 3.0...

Admirable Bolete

Fungi > Boletes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Admirable BoleteScientific Name: Aureoboletus mirabilisCategory: FungiSubcategory: BoletesSize: Cap diameter 5 to 15 cm (2.0 to 5.9 in); stipe length 8 to 15 cm (3.1 to 5.9 in)Weight: 60 to 180 g (2.1 to 6.3 oz) per mushroomLifespan: Fruiting...

White-pored Chicken of the Woods

Fungi > Polypores & Bracket Fungi

AT A GLANCECommon Name: White-pored Chicken of the WoodsScientific Name: Laetiporus cincinnatusCategory: FungiSubcategory: Polypores & Bracket FungiSize: Rosette cluster diameter 15 to 60 cm (6 to 24 in); individual fronds 5 to 20 cm (2 to 8 in)Weight: 1 to 5 kg...

Fried Chicken Mushroom

Fungi > Agarics & Gilled Mushrooms

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Fried Chicken MushroomScientific Name: Lyophyllum decastesCategory: FungiSubcategory: Agarics & Gilled MushroomsSize: Cap diameter 4 to 12 cm (1.6 to 4.7 in); stems 4 to 10 cm (1.6 to 3.9 in) long, fused at the baseWeight: Dense multi-cap...