Mushrooms of Northeast
Northern hardwoods — sugar maple, yellow birch, beech, hemlock, white pine, red spruce.
198 documented species · States/areas: ME, VT, NH, NY, MA, CT, RI, NJ
edible(146)
- American Slippery JackSuillus americanus
- Aniseed FunnelClitocybe odora
- Appalachian ChanterelleCantharellus appalachiensis
- Appalachian TruffleTuber canaliculatum
- Ash Tree BoleteBoletinellus merulioides
- Aspen OysterPleurotus populinus
- 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 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 FungiRamaria spp.
- Coral ToothHericium coralloides
- Corrugated MilkcapLactarius corrugis
- 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 MilkcapLactarius alnicola
- Golden ScalycapPholiota aurivella
- Green-cracking RussulaRussula virescens
- 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
- Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis
- Hygrophorus MilkcapLactarius hygrophoroides
- Indigo Milk CapLactarius indigo
- King BoleteBoletus edulis
- King StrophariaStropharia rugosoannulata
- Larch BoleteSuillus grevillei
- Lemon ScalycapPholiota limonella
- Liberty CapPsilocybe semilanceata
- 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
- Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus
- Pig's EarGomphus clavatus
- Pinwheel MarasmiusMarasmius rotula
- 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
- Saffron Milk CapLactarius deliciosus group
- Shaggy BracketInonotus hispidus
- Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rachodes
- Short-Stemmed RussulaRussula brevipes
- Shrimp RussulaRussula xerampelina
- Skull-Shaped PuffballCalvatia craniiformis
- Slippery JackSuillus brevipes
- 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
- Tumbling PuffballBovista pila
- Two-Colored BoleteBoletus bicolor
- Umber-Brown PuffballLycoperdon umbrinum
- Umbrella PolyporePolyporus umbellatus
- Veined CupDisciotis venosa
- Velvet ShankFlammulina velutipes
- 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 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(18)
- 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
- Turkey TailTrametes versicolor
toxic(34)
- Bitter BoleteTylopilus felleus
- 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
- Wavy CapPsilocybe cyanescens
- Western Jack-O-LanternOmphalotus olivascens
- White FibrecapInocybe geophylla
- Woolly MilkcapLactarius torminosus
- Wrinkled Thimble-Cap (NOT a true morel)Verpa bohemica
- Yellow Knight (American)Tricholoma flavovirens
See live fruiting predictions for Northeast on the forecast home page.