Scientific name Lactarius indigo Description The fruit body’s cap has a diameter of between 5 -15 cm. It is initially convex but subsequently develops a central dip. As it ages, the depression deepens and the cap takes on a funnel-like appearance as the edge lifts upward. When the cap is young, the edge is folded […]
Scientific name Polyozellus multiplex Description The Blue chanterelle mushroom is a beautiful mushroom that exists in clusters. Because of the similarities of their fruit body structures and the shape of the spore-producing zone on the underside of the caps, Polyozellus multiplex belongs to the family of fungi commonly referred to as cantharelloid mushrooms. The black
Scientific name Armillaria ostoyae Description The dark honey fungus is a parasitic mushroom. Their cap is 2–15 cm in diameter, is initially convex, has a bent border, and covers the gills with membrane-like cotton. When they get mature their cap expands and becomes flat. It has a hump in the center and a thin, glabrous
Scientific name Stropharia ambigua Description The cap has a smooth finish, is slimy when damp, and is yellowish. It is 3 to 15 cm wide, obtuse to convex, and becomes flat or elevated with age. There can be slivers of white veil dangling from the edge. The meat is thick, tender, and white. The gills
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Scientific name Hericium erinaceus Description The Icicle mushrooms are beautiful and fragile mushrooms that are also called Coral tooth fungi because of their appearance. Their fruit bodies are usually laterally connected to their substrate or host tree and have short stems. The spines of these mushrooms which may be grouped in clusters or, more frequently,
Scientific name Pholiota flammans Description Yellow Pholiota is a beautiful bright yellow-colored mushroom also called a ‘Flame scale cap’ because of the scaly appearance of its cap. They have a cap of about 5 to 10cm in diameter. The cap is convex at first, then flattening; brilliant yellow with an oily coating that becomes slimy
Scientific name Omphalotus olearius Description The jack-o-lantern mushroom is a deadly orange-gilled fungus that, to the unaided observer, resembles some chanterelles. It stands out for having bioluminescent characteristics. These mushrooms are orange in color. It is bioluminescence, which is a blue-green color, and may be seen under low light circumstances in fresh specimens. These mushrooms
Scientific name Suillus grevillei Description Greville’s bolete is a mycorrhizal fungus with a narrow, brightly colored cap and a mucous slime covering that gives it a glossy and moist appearance. Their stem is fairly thin and the hymenium readily detaches from the cap. They have a ringed annular zone. These mushrooms have a 5–10 cm
Scientific name Mycena chlorophos Description Green Pepe mushrooms are very attractive, unique, and bioluminescent. Their cap has a diameter of 30 mm and is initially convex that turns flat. The cap features radial grooves that almost reach its center and occasionally develop fractures along its toothed, rounded border. It has a little sticky texture and
Scientific name Armillaria mellea Description A honey mushroom is a delicate type of mushroom that has a golden honey-colored cap. The word “mellea” means honey because of this they have also named the honey mushroom. These mushrooms have a smooth cap that ranges in diameter from 3- 15 cm, is initially convex but eventually flattens