Mushrooms of Texas
Three sub-zones: East TX humid pine-hardwood, Central TX intermittent, West TX desert/monsoon.
120 documented species · States/areas: TX
edible(91)
- American Slippery JackSuillus americanus
- Appalachian ChanterelleCantharellus appalachiensis
- Aspen OysterPleurotus populinus
- Banded MottlegillPanaeolus cinctulus
- Beefsteak Fungus / Ox TongueFistulina hepatica
- Berkeley's PolyporeBondarzewia berkeleyi
- Black MorelMorchella angusticeps
- Black TrumpetCraterellus cornucopioides / fallax
- Blackfoot PolyporeCerioporus leptocephalus
- Bleeding MilkcapLactarius rubrilacteus
- Blue ChanterellePolyozellus multiplex
- Blushing MorelMorchella rufobrunnea
- Caramel-Capped PsilocybePsilocybe pelliculosa
- Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha
- Chestnut BoleteGyroporus castaneus
- Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
- Cinnabar ChanterelleCantharellus cinnabarinus
- Cinnabar PolyporePycnoporus cinnabarinus
- Coral ToothHericium coralloides
- Corrugated MilkcapLactarius corrugis
- Crowned MorelMorchella prava
- Crusty RussulaRussula crustosa
- CubensisPsilocybe cubensis
- Desert TruffleTerfezia / Tirmania spp.
- Eastern Cauliflower MushroomSparassis americana
- Elephant EarGyromitra brunnea
- Esculentoides Yellow MorelMorchella esculentoides
- Flame-Colored ChanterelleCraterellus ignicolor
- Ghost ChanterelleCantharellus phasmatis
- Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea
- Gold-Flake Waxy CapHygrophorus chrysodon
- Golden ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius complex
- Golden ScalycapPholiota aurivella
- Granulated BoleteSuillus granulatus
- Green-cracking RussulaRussula virescens
- Grey KnightTricholoma terreum
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Half-Free MorelMorchella punctipes
- Hawk's WingSarcodon imbricatus
- Hen of the WoodsGrifola frondosa
- Hexagonal PolyporePolyporus alveolaris
- Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea complex
- Hygrophorus MilkcapLactarius hygrophoroides
- King BoleteBoletus edulis
- Lemon ScalycapPholiota limonella
- Lilac Bolete (Xanthoconium)Xanthoconium separans
- Lion's ManeHericium erinaceus
- Lobster MushroomHypomyces lactifluorum
- Mica CapCoprinellus micaceus
- Northern Cushion PolyporeClimacocystis borealis
- Old Man of the WoodsStrobilomyces strobilaceus
- Orange MycenaMycena leaiana
- OysterPleurotus ostreatus
- Painted BoleteSuillus pictus
- Pale BoleteBoletus pallidus
- Peach ChanterelleCantharellus persicinus
- Pecan TruffleTuber lyonii
- Pig's EarGomphus clavatus
- PioppinoCyclocybe aegerita
- Poor Man's Slippery JackSuillus tomentosus
- Pungent Slippery JackSuillus pungens
- Red-Capped Scaber StalkLeccinum aurantiacum
- Resinous PolyporeIschnoderma resinosum
- Rooting ShankXerula radicata
- Russula-Like Waxy CapHygrophorus russula
- Slippery JackSuillus brevipes
- Slippery JackSuillus luteus
- Small ChanterelleCantharellus minor
- Smoky PolyporeBjerkandera adusta
- Snow MushroomGyromitra gigas
- Summer OysterPleurotus pulmonarius
- The FlirtRussula vesca
- The PrinceAgaricus augustus
- Thin-Walled Maze PolyporeDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Tropical Cinnabar PolyporePycnoporus sanguineus
- Two-Colored BoleteBoletus bicolor
- Umber-Brown PuffballLycoperdon umbrinum
- Umbrella PolyporePolyporus umbellatus
- Veined CupDisciotis venosa
- Violet-Toothed PolyporeTrichaptum biforme
- 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
- Wood EarAuricularia americana
- Yellow ChanterelleCantharellus flavus
- Yellow MorelMorchella americana
Tea / extract use(15)
- Artist's ConkGanoderma applanatum
- Curtis's ReishiGanoderma curtisii
- Dyer's PolyporePhaeolus schweinitzii
- False Turkey TailStereum ostrea
- Gilled PolyporeTrametes betulina
- Goldenthread CordycepsTolypocladium ophioglossoides
- Hairy BracketTrametes hirsuta
- Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
- Northern Red-Belted ConkFomitopsis mounceae
- Ochre-Belted ConkFomitopsis ochracea
- Red-Belted ConkFomitopsis pinicola
- Scarlet Caterpillar ClubCordyceps militaris
- Southern ReishiGanoderma sessile / curtisii
- TuckahoeWolfiporia cocos
- Turkey TailTrametes versicolor
toxic(14)
- Blood-Red RussulaRussula sanguinea
- Cinnamon BracketHapalopilus rutilans
- Deadly WebcapCortinarius rubellus
- Dyemaker's PuffballPisolithus arhizus
- False Morel (TOXIC)Gyromitra esculenta
- Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria
- Green-Spored ParasolChlorophyllum molybdites
- Jack-O-LanternOmphalotus illudens
- Pigskin EarthballScleroderma citrinum
- Shaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosa
- The SickenerRussula emetica
- Western Jack-O-LanternOmphalotus olivascens
- Wrinkled Thimble-Cap (NOT a true morel)Verpa bohemica
- Yellow KnightTricholoma equestre
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