Tree mushrooms

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Beyond the greengrocer's shelves lies a galaxy of wild mushrooms to thrill the taste-buds of the discerning collector. But spotting the safe varieties is a fine art, and indiscriminate gatherers risk indigestion... or worse. Stephen Brightwell, a relative of the first commercial mushroom growers in New Zealand, separates the dainties from the deadlies, and delves into the history of mushroom collecting in this country.

Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) growing on a beech tree.

Photographer Steve Axford (previously) continues his quest to document some of the world’s most obscure fungi found in locations around Australia. Axford lives and works in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales in Australia where he often has to travel no further than his own back yard to make some of the discoveriesContinue reading "Radically Diverse Australian Fungi Photographed by Steve Axford"

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aka: Velvet Foot, Winter Mushroom, Enokitake Etymology Flammulina is derived from the Latin flammeus, meaning “small flame”, referring to the color. Velutipes is the conjunction of two …

Before you head out to gather wild mushrooms, learn to identify the edibles from the toxic. Run them by an expert before eating any until you learn the ropes.

Mushrooms and mosses on tree trunk, Hoh Rainforest, Hall of Mosses Trail, Olympic National Park, Washington.

How to identify the Turkey Tail Mushroom or Trametes versicolor, one of the most commonly found mushrooms in North America.