Chanterelle Mushrooms – A Brief Guide
Chanterelle mushrooms are a class of mushroom (genus Cantharellus) with many sub-species which have minor differences in appearance and texture. The…
King Oyster Mushrooms – a Culinary Delight
King oyster mushrooms (scientific name Pleurotus eryngii) also known as trumpet mushrooms, and king brown mushrooms amongst other names, are the…
Wine Cap Mushrooms – What You Need to Know
The Wine cap mushroom goes by the scientific name of Stropharia rugosoannulata. It is also known as a Stroph, King Stropharia,…
Enoki Mushrooms – a Taste of the Far East
Enoki mushrooms (scientific name Flammulina velutipes) are a variety of mushroom which is popular in Asia, particularly in Japan, China, and…
Cauliflower Mushrooms – an Introduction
Cauliflower mushrooms (genus Sparassis) are large fungi that are often said to have the likeness of a cauliflower head. They also…
Giant Puffball Mushrooms – the Fungus Goliaths
Giant Puffball Mushrooms (scientific name Calvatia Gigantea) are huge mushrooms that are often the size of a soccer ball and which,…
Hedgehog Mushrooms – An Introduction
For novice mushroom collectors, one of the most daunting things to learn is how to recognize different mushrooms and not to…
White Button Mushrooms; a Starters Guide
White button mushrooms are considered by many to be the most typical and perhaps “boring" type of mushroom you may find…
Oyster Mushrooms; an Introduction
Oyster Mushrooms are one of the most common edible mushroom types that belong in the Pleurotus genus of gilled mushrooms. They…
Saprotrophic Mushrooms and Other Types
There are estimated to be as many as 10,000 species of mushrooms. Some mushrooms share similar traits such as saprotrophic mushrooms…
