Common Bird’s Nest Fungus
Common Bird’s Nest Fungus Crucibulum laeve is one of several species of bird’s-nest fungi and is among the most common.
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Summer
Summer mushrooms thrive in warm, humid conditions (June–September), with popular, beginner-friendly edible species including Chanterelles, Black Trumpets, Chicken of the Woods, and Old Man of the Woods. These wild fungi are often found in deciduous forests, near trails, or growing on rotting wood, providing a gourmet, earthy addition to summer cooking.
Collared Earthstar
Collared Earthstar Geastrum triplex is a species of fungus commonly known as the collared earthstar, the saucered earthstar, or the
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Blushing Bracket
Blushing Bracket The blushing bracket, scientifically known as Daedaleopsis confragosa, is a polypore fungus commonly found on decaying hardwood trees
Birch Polypore
Birch Polypore This common white bracket fungus has many uses and has been utilised by humans for thousands of years
Beefsteak Fungus
Beefsteak Fungus This mushroom is best cooked in a creamy recipe, or mixed with other mushrooms due to the slight
Artist’s Bracket
Artist’s Bracket It is perennial bracket, distributed worldwide, common on deciduous trees but very rare on conifers. Not edible as
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The Miller
The Miller This is not a mushroom for novice foragers as it looks like the deadly poisonous Clitocybe dealbata or
Scarlet Caterpillarclub
Scarlet Caterpillarclub Cordyceps militaris, commonly known as the caterpillar fungus, is a species of fungus in the family Cordycipitaceae, and
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Glistening Inkcap
Glistening Inkcap The powdery ‘mica’ covering can be seen shining when the sun is out but this mushroom has little
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