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...

Woolly Chanterelle

Fungi > Chanterelles & Allies

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Woolly ChanterelleScientific Name: Turbinellus kauffmaniiCategory: FungiSubcategory: Chanterelles & AlliesSize: Cap width 8 to 20 cm (3.1 to 7.9 in); height 10 to 25 cm (3.9 to 9.8 in)Weight: 100 to 450 g (3.5 to 15.9 oz) per fruiting...

White Chanterelle

Fungi > Chanterelles & Cantharellales

AT A GLANCECommon Name: White ChanterelleScientific Name: Cantharellus subalbidusCategory: FungiSubcategory: Chanterelles & CantharellalesSize: Cap diameter 5 to 15 cm (2 to 6 in); stem height 4 to 10 cm (1.6 to 3.9 in)Weight: 50 to 200 g (1.8 to 7.0 oz) per...

Western Slippery Jack

Fungi > Boletes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Western Slippery JackScientific Name: Suillus ponderosusCategory: FungiSubcategory: BoletesSize: Cap diameter 8 to 20 cm (3.1 to 7.9 in); stem height 6 to 12 cm (2.4 to 4.7 in)Weight: 80 to 250 g (2.8 to 8.8 oz) per mushroomLifespan: Fruiting...