Mushrooms of UK & Ireland
Oak-beech-birch woodland, conifer plantations, hedgerows. Mild oceanic — long autumn season.
90 documented species · States/areas: GB, IE
edible(64)
- Amethyst ChanterelleCantharellus amethysteus
- Bare-toothed RussulaRussula vesca
- Barometer EarthstarAstraeus hygrometricus
- Beefsteak Fungus / Ox TongueFistulina hepatica
- Black TrumpetCraterellus cornucopioides / fallax
- Black TrumpetCraterellus cornucopioides
- BlusherAmanita rubescens
- BlusherAmanita rubescens
- Burgundy TruffleTuber aestivum
- Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha
- Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha
- Common Ink CapCoprinopsis atramentaria
- Common StinkhornPhallus impudicus
- Coral ToothHericium coralloides
- Crimson WaxcapHygrocybe punicea
- Cultivated Button MushroomAgaricus bisporus
- Curry MilkcapLactarius camphoratus
- European Cauliflower FungusSparassis crispa
- Fairy Ring MushroomMarasmius oreades
- Ghost BoleteLeccinum holopus
- Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea
- Gold-Flake Waxy CapHygrophorus chrysodon
- Golden ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius complex
- Golden ScalycapPholiota aurivella
- Granulated Slippery JackSuillus granulatus
- Gypsy MushroomCortinarius caperatus
- Gypsy Mushroom (Eurasia)Cortinarius caperatus
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Hedgehog / Pied de MoutonHydnum repandum
- Hedgehog MushroomHydnum repandum / umbilicatum
- Hen of the WoodsGrifola frondosa
- Hollow-Stalked Larch SuillusSuillus cavipes
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
- Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea complex
- Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis
- King BoleteBoletus edulis
- Lion's Mane (Europe)Hericium erinaceus
- Maitake (Asian populations)Grifola frondosa
- Orange Birch BoleteLeccinum aurantiacum
- OysterPleurotus ostreatus
- Parasol MushroomMacrolepiota procera
- Phoenix OysterPleurotus pulmonarius
- Red-Capped Scaber StalkLeccinum aurantiacum
- Red-Cracking Bolete (modern name)Xerocomellus chrysenteron
- Reishi (European/temperate)Ganoderma lucidum sensu stricto
- Resinous PolyporeIschnoderma resinosum
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Shaggy ManeCoprinus comatus
- Sooty HeadTricholoma portentosum
- St. George's MushroomCalocybe gambosa
- Summer BoleteBoletus reticulatus
- The FlirtRussula vesca
- The PrinceAgaricus augustus
- The PrinceAgaricus augustus
- Thimble CapVerpa conica
- Umbrella PolyporePolyporus umbellatus
- Velvet ShankFlammulina velutipes
- Voluminous Milk-capLactarius volemus
- Voluminous MilkcapLactarius volemus
- White-Pored Chicken (Rose-Cap)Laetiporus cincinnatus
- Wood BlewitLepista (Clitocybe) nuda
- Wood BlewitClitocybe nuda
- Wood Blewit (Europe)Lepista nuda
- Yellowfoot ChanterelleCraterellus tubaeformis
Tea / extract use(5)
toxic(19)
- Blood-Red RussulaRussula sanguinea
- Deadly ConocybeConocybe filaris
- Deadly DapperlingLepiota brunneoincarnata
- Deadly DapperlingLepiota brunneoincarnata
- Death CapAmanita phalloides
- False Morel (TOXIC)Gyromitra esculenta
- Fly AgaricAmanita muscaria
- Fool's FunnelClitocybe rivulosa
- Fool's WebcapCortinarius orellanus
- Funeral BellGalerina marginata
- Livid PinkgillEntoloma sinuatum
- Panther CapAmanita pantherina
- Panther CapAmanita pantherina
- Shaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosa
- SickenerRussula emetica
- Wavy CapPsilocybe cyanescens
- White FibrecapInocybe geophylla
- Yellow StainerAgaricus xanthodermus
- Yellow-StainerAgaricus xanthodermus
Other(2)
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