Mushrooms of Appalachian Highlands
Mixed mesophytic forest. Oak-hickory uplands, hemlock ravines, sugar maple-beech cove forest.
203 documented species · States/areas: WV, VA, KY, TN, western NC, western MD, PA, OH
edible(149)
- Aborted Entoloma / Shrimp of the WoodsEntoloma abortivum
- American Slippery JackSuillus americanus
- Aniseed FunnelClitocybe odora
- Appalachian ChanterelleCantharellus appalachiensis
- Appalachian TruffleTuber canaliculatum
- Ash Tree BoleteBoletinellus merulioides
- Atlantic PsilocybePsilocybe atlantis
- Banded MottlegillPanaeolus cinctulus
- Barometer EarthstarAstraeus hygrometricus
- Bear's Head ToothHericium americanum
- Beefsteak Fungus / Ox TongueFistulina hepatica
- Berkeley's PolyporeBondarzewia berkeleyi
- Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum
- Black MorelMorchella angusticeps
- Black TrumpetCraterellus cornucopioides / fallax
- Black Velvet BoleteTylopilus alboater
- Blackening RussulaRussula nigricans
- Blackfoot PolyporeCerioporus leptocephalus
- Bleeding MilkcapLactarius rubrilacteus
- Bleeding ToothHydnellum peckii
- Blue ChanterellePolyozellus multiplex
- Blue-FootPsilocybe caerulipes
- Blue-Staining CepBoletus subcaerulescens
- BlusherAmanita rubescens
- Booted MatsutakeTricholoma caligatum
- Bull-Nose False MorelGyromitra korfii
- Button MushroomAgaricus bisporus
- California Golden ChanterelleCantharellus californicus
- Caramel-Capped PsilocybePsilocybe pelliculosa
- Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha
- Chestnut BoleteGyroporus castaneus
- Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
- Cinnabar ChanterelleCantharellus cinnabarinus
- Cinnabar PolyporePycnoporus cinnabarinus
- Collared EarthstarGeastrum triplex
- Common FunnelClitocybe gibba
- Common Ink CapCoprinopsis atramentaria
- Coral ToothHericium coralloides
- Corrugated MilkcapLactarius corrugis
- Crowned MorelMorchella prava
- Crusty RussulaRussula crustosa
- Curry MilkcapLactarius camphoratus
- Dryad's SaddleCerioporus squamosus
- Eastern Cauliflower MushroomSparassis americana
- Elephant EarGyromitra brunnea
- Esculentoides Yellow MorelMorchella esculentoides
- Exuberant MorelMorchella exuberans
- Flame-Colored ChanterelleCraterellus ignicolor
- Forest AgaricusAgaricus silvicola
- Gem-studded PuffballLycoperdon perlatum
- Ghost ChanterelleCantharellus phasmatis
- Gold-Flake Waxy CapHygrophorus chrysodon
- Golden ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius complex
- Golden ScalycapPholiota aurivella
- Granulated BoleteSuillus granulatus
- Green-cracking RussulaRussula virescens
- Grey KnightTricholoma terreum
- GrisetteAmanita vaginata
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Half-Free MorelMorchella punctipes
- Half-Free MorelMorchella sceptriformis
- Hawk's WingSarcodon imbricatus
- Hedgehog MushroomHydnum repandum / umbilicatum
- Hen of the WoodsGrifola frondosa
- Hexagonal PolyporePolyporus alveolaris
- Hollow-Stalked Larch SuillusSuillus cavipes
- Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea complex
- Hygrophorus MilkcapLactarius hygrophoroides
- Indigo Milk CapLactarius indigo
- King BoleteBoletus edulis
- King StrophariaStropharia rugosoannulata
- Larch BoleteSuillus grevillei
- Lemon ScalycapPholiota limonella
- Lilac BoleteBoletus separans
- Lilac Bolete (Xanthoconium)Xanthoconium separans
- Lion's ManeHericium erinaceus
- Lobster MushroomHypomyces lactifluorum
- MatsutakeTricholoma murrillianum
- Mica CapCoprinellus micaceus
- NamekoPholiota nameko
- Northern Cushion PolyporeClimacocystis borealis
- Northern ToothClimacodon septentrionalis
- Old Man of the WoodsStrobilomyces strobilaceus
- Olive RussulaRussula olivacea
- Orange MycenaMycena leaiana
- Ovoids / Wave CapsPsilocybe ovoideocystidiata
- OysterPleurotus ostreatus
- Painted BoleteSuillus pictus
- Pale BoleteBoletus pallidus
- Peach ChanterelleCantharellus persicinus
- Pear-Shaped PuffballLycoperdon pyriforme
- Pecan TruffleTuber lyonii
- Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus
- Pig's EarGomphus clavatus
- Pinwheel MarasmiusMarasmius rotula
- Poor Man's Slippery JackSuillus tomentosus
- Pungent Slippery JackSuillus pungens
- Red-Capped Scaber StalkLeccinum aurantiacum
- Red-Cracking Bolete (modern name)Xerocomellus chrysenteron
- Reddening LepiotaLeucoagaricus americanus
- Resinous PolyporeIschnoderma resinosum
- Rocky Mountain ChanterelleCantharellus roseocanus
- Rooting ShankXerula radicata
- Rounded EarthstarGeastrum saccatum
- Russell's BoleteBoletellus russellii
- Russula-Like Waxy CapHygrophorus russula
- Shaggy BracketInonotus hispidus
- Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rachodes
- Short-Stemmed RussulaRussula brevipes
- Skull-Shaped PuffballCalvatia craniiformis
- Slippery JackSuillus brevipes
- Slippery JackSuillus luteus
- Small ChanterelleCantharellus minor
- Smoky PolyporeBjerkandera adusta
- Smooth Eastern ChanterelleCantharellus tenuithrix
- Snow MushroomGyromitra gigas
- St. George's MushroomCalocybe gambosa
- Summer OysterPleurotus pulmonarius
- Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva
- The FlirtRussula vesca
- The PrinceAgaricus augustus
- Thimble CapVerpa conica
- Thin-Walled Maze PolyporeDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Tropical Cinnabar PolyporePycnoporus sanguineus
- Tulip MorelMorchella diminutiva
- Tumbling PuffballBovista pila
- Two-Colored BoleteBoletus bicolor
- Umber-Brown PuffballLycoperdon umbrinum
- Umbrella PolyporePolyporus umbellatus
- Veined CupDisciotis venosa
- Violet-Toothed PolyporeTrichaptum biforme
- Virginia MorelMorchella virginiana
- Voluminous MilkcapLactarius volemus
- Wasp CordycepsOphiocordyceps sphecocephala
- Weeping ConkInonotus dryadeus
- Western Brown MorelMorchella brunnea
- Western Half-Free MorelMorchella populiphila
- Western Painted BoleteBoletus aurantiosplendens
- Western Yellow MorelMorchella eohespera
- White-Pored ChickenLaetiporus gilbertsonii
- White-Pored Chicken (Rose-Cap)Laetiporus cincinnatus
- Witch's HatHygrocybe conica
- Wood BlewitLepista (Clitocybe) nuda
- Wood BlewitClitocybe nuda
- Wood EarAuricularia americana
- Yellow ChanterelleCantharellus flavus
- Yellow MorelMorchella americana
- Yellow PatchesAmanita flavoconia
- Yellowfoot ChanterelleCraterellus tubaeformis
Tea / extract use(19)
- Artist's ConkGanoderma applanatum
- Birch PolyporeFomitopsis betulina
- ChagaInonotus obliquus
- Curtis's ReishiGanoderma curtisii
- Dyer's PolyporePhaeolus schweinitzii
- False Turkey TailStereum ostrea
- Gilled PolyporeTrametes betulina
- Goldenthread CordycepsTolypocladium ophioglossoides
- Hairy BracketTrametes hirsuta
- Hemlock ReishiGanoderma tsugae
- Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
- Northern Red-Belted ConkFomitopsis mounceae
- Ochre-Belted ConkFomitopsis ochracea
- Red-Belted ConkFomitopsis pinicola
- Scarlet Caterpillar ClubCordyceps militaris
- Southern ReishiGanoderma sessile / curtisii
- Tinder ConkFomes fomentarius
- TuckahoeWolfiporia cocos
- Turkey TailTrametes versicolor
toxic(35)
- Bitter BoleteTylopilus felleus
- Blood-Red RussulaRussula sanguinea
- Carolina False MorelGyromitra caroliniana
- Cinnamon BracketHapalopilus rutilans
- Cleft-Foot AmanitaAmanita brunnescens
- Deadly DapperlingLepiota brunneoincarnata
- Deadly WebcapCortinarius rubellus
- Death CapAmanita phalloides
- Destroying AngelAmanita virosa
- Dyemaker's PuffballPisolithus arhizus
- Eastern Destroying AngelAmanita bisporigera
- European Jack-O-LanternOmphalotus olearius
- False Death CapAmanita citrina
- False Morel (TOXIC)Gyromitra esculenta
- Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria
- Fool's WebcapCortinarius orellanus
- Funeral BellGalerina marginata
- Green-Spored ParasolChlorophyllum molybdites
- Inky AgaricusAgaricus moelleri
- Jack-O-LanternOmphalotus illudens
- Jeweled AmanitaAmanita gemmata
- Leopard EarthballScleroderma areolatum
- Panther CapAmanita pantherina
- Peppery MilkcapLactarius piperatus
- Pigskin EarthballScleroderma citrinum
- Red-Mouth BoleteBoletus subvelutipes
- Reddish-Brown Bitter BoleteTylopilus rubrobrunneus
- Shaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosa
- The SickenerRussula emetica
- Western Jack-O-LanternOmphalotus olivascens
- White FibrecapInocybe geophylla
- Woolly MilkcapLactarius torminosus
- Wrinkled Thimble-Cap (NOT a true morel)Verpa bohemica
- Yellow KnightTricholoma equestre
- Yellow Knight (American)Tricholoma flavovirens
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