Field guide · 20 species
Edible mushrooms
Prized kitchen species and their poisonous look-alikes. Recognising an edible species in the wild is not enough to eat it: never eat a mushroom an expert has not checked.
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Edible species
Bloody milk cap
Lactarius sanguifluus
Russulaceae
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Button mushroom
Agaricus bisporus
Agaricaceae
Cultivable
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Caesar’s mushroom
Amanita caesarea
Amanitaceae
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Chanterelle
Cantharellus cibarius
Hydnaceae
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Chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
Laetiporaceae
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Enoki
Flammulina filiformis
Physalacriaceae
Cultivable
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Field mushroom
Agaricus campestris
Agaricaceae
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Golden oyster mushroom
Pleurotus citrinopileatus
Pleurotaceae
Cultivable
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King oyster mushroom
Pleurotus eryngii
Pleurotaceae
Cultivable
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Lion’s mane
Hericium erinaceus
Hericiaceae
Cultivable
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Maitake
Grifola frondosa
Grifolaceae
Cultivable
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Morel
Morchella esculenta
Morchellaceae
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Nameko
Pholiota microspora
Strophariaceae
Cultivable
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Oyster mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
Pleurotaceae
Cultivable
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Parasol mushroom
Macrolepiota procera
Agaricaceae
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Pink oyster mushroom
Pleurotus djamor
Pleurotaceae
Cultivable
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Porcini
Boletus edulis
Boletaceae
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Saffron milk cap
Lactarius deliciosus
Russulaceae
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Shiitake
Lentinula edodes
Omphalotaceae
Cultivable
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Wood blewit
Lepista nuda
Tricholomataceae
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