Mushrooms of Pacific Northwest
Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce, red alder, bigleaf maple. Fall fruiting driven by first rains after summer drought.
129 documented species · States/areas: WA, OR, northern CA coast, northern ID panhandle
edible(96)
- Allen's PsilocybePsilocybe allenii
- American Slippery JackSuillus americanus
- Banded MottlegillPanaeolus cinctulus
- Bear's Head ToothHericium abietis
- Bear's Head ToothHericium americanum
- Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum
- Blackfoot PolyporeCerioporus leptocephalus
- Bleeding MilkcapLactarius rubrilacteus
- Blue ChanterellePolyozellus multiplex
- Candy CapLactarius rubidus / fragilis
- Caramel-Capped PsilocybePsilocybe pelliculosa
- Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha
- Cinnabar PolyporePycnoporus cinnabarinus
- Conifer ChickenLaetiporus conifericola
- Coral FungiRamaria spp.
- Coral ToothHericium coralloides
- Corrugated MilkcapLactarius corrugis
- Crowned MorelMorchella prava
- Crusty RussulaRussula crustosa
- Dryad's SaddleCerioporus squamosus
- Elephant EarGyromitra brunnea
- Esculentoides Yellow MorelMorchella esculentoides
- Flame-Colored ChanterelleCraterellus ignicolor
- Flying SaucerPsilocybe azurescens
- Gem-studded PuffballLycoperdon perlatum
- Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea
- Gold-Flake Waxy CapHygrophorus chrysodon
- Golden ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius complex
- Golden MilkcapLactarius alnicola
- Golden ScalycapPholiota aurivella
- Granulated BoleteSuillus granulatus
- Gray (Fuzzy-Foot) MorelMorchella tomentosa
- Green-cracking RussulaRussula virescens
- Grey KnightTricholoma terreum
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Hawk's WingSarcodon imbricatus
- Hedgehog MushroomHydnum repandum / umbilicatum
- Hexagonal PolyporePolyporus alveolaris
- Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis
- Hygrophorus MilkcapLactarius hygrophoroides
- Indigo Milk CapLactarius indigo
- King BoleteBoletus edulis
- Knobby TopsPsilocybe baeocystis
- Landscape MorelMorchella importuna
- Lemon ScalycapPholiota limonella
- Liberty CapPsilocybe semilanceata
- Lion's ManeHericium erinaceus
- Lobster MushroomHypomyces lactifluorum
- MatsutakeTricholoma murrillianum
- Mica CapCoprinellus micaceus
- Northern Cushion PolyporeClimacocystis borealis
- Northern ToothClimacodon septentrionalis
- Old Man of the WoodsStrobilomyces strobilaceus
- Orange MycenaMycena leaiana
- Oregon Black TruffleLeucangium carthusianum
- Oregon Spring White TruffleTuber gibbosum
- Oregon White TruffleTuber oregonense
- OysterPleurotus ostreatus
- Pacific Golden ChanterelleCantharellus formosus
- Painted BoleteSuillus pictus
- Peach ChanterelleCantharellus persicinus
- Pig's EarGomphus clavatus
- Poor Man's Slippery JackSuillus tomentosus
- Pungent Slippery JackSuillus pungens
- Questionable StrophariaStropharia ambigua
- Resinous PolyporeIschnoderma resinosum
- Rocky Mountain ChanterelleCantharellus roseocanus
- Rooting ShankXerula radicata
- Saffron Milk CapLactarius deliciosus group
- Shrimp RussulaRussula xerampelina
- Slippery JackSuillus brevipes
- Slippery JackSuillus luteus
- Small ChanterelleCantharellus minor
- Smoky PolyporeBjerkandera adusta
- Snow MushroomGyromitra gigas
- Snyder's MorelMorchella snyderi
- Spring KingBoletus rex-veris
- Summer OysterPleurotus pulmonarius
- The FlirtRussula vesca
- The PrinceAgaricus augustus
- Thin-Walled Maze PolyporeDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Tropical Cinnabar PolyporePycnoporus sanguineus
- Umber-Brown PuffballLycoperdon umbrinum
- Veined CupDisciotis venosa
- Velvet ShankFlammulina velutipes
- Violet-Toothed PolyporeTrichaptum biforme
- Wasp CordycepsOphiocordyceps sphecocephala
- Western Brown MorelMorchella brunnea
- Western Cauliflower MushroomSparassis radicata
- Western Half-Free MorelMorchella populiphila
- Western Painted BoleteBoletus aurantiosplendens
- Western Yellow MorelMorchella eohespera
- White ChanterelleCantharellus subalbidus
- Wood BlewitLepista (Clitocybe) nuda
- Wood EarAuricularia americana
- 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(15)
- Blood-Red RussulaRussula sanguinea
- Cinnamon BracketHapalopilus rutilans
- Deadly WebcapCortinarius rubellus
- Death CapAmanita phalloides
- Dyemaker's PuffballPisolithus arhizus
- False Morel (TOXIC)Gyromitra esculenta
- Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria
- Funeral BellGalerina marginata
- Pigskin EarthballScleroderma citrinum
- Shaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosa
- Stuntz's PsilocybePsilocybe stuntzii
- The SickenerRussula emetica
- Wavy CapPsilocybe cyanescens
- Wrinkled Thimble-Cap (NOT a true morel)Verpa bohemica
- Yellow KnightTricholoma equestre
See live fruiting predictions for Pacific Northwest on the forecast home page.