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mushrooms foraging guide Edible mushrooms by common name

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A

Amethyst Deceiver
(Laccaria amethystina)
very common, edible
Aniseed Funnel
(Clitocybe odora)
common, edible
Autumn Chanterelle
(Cantharellus tubaeformis)
common, edible good

B

Bay Bolete
(Boletus badius)
very common, edible good
Beefsteak Fungus
(Fistulina hepatica)
frequent, edible
Blue-green Funnel
(Clitocybe odora)
common, edible
Blue-leg
(Lepista saeva)
frequent, edible excellent
Blue-yellow Brittle Gill
(Russula cyanoxantha)
very common, edible good
Blusher
(Amanita rubescens )
very common, edible
Boot-lace Fungus
(Armillaria mellea)
very common, edible
Bovine Bolete
(Suillus bovinus)
common, edible
Brown Birch Bolete
(Leccinum scabrum)
common, edible
Brown Birch Roughstalk
(Leccinum scabrum)
common, edible
Buff Meadow Cap
(Hygrocybe pratensis)
common, edible good

C

Cauliflower Fungus
(Sparassis crispa)
frequent, edible good
Cep
Cep 
(Boletus Edulis)
frequent, edible excellent
Chanterelle
(Cantharellus cibarius)
common, edible excellent
Charcoal Burner
(Russula cyanoxantha)
very common, edible good
Chicken of the Woods
(Laetiporus sulphureus)
common, edible good
Common Funnel
(Clitocybe gibba)
common, edible
Common Puffball
(Lycoperdon perlatum)
very common, edible
Common Yellow Brittlegill
(Russula ochroleuca)
very common, edible
Cow Bolete
(Suillus bovinus)
common, edible
Crimson Waxcap
(Hygrocybe punicea)
common, edible

D

Deceiver
(Laccaria laccata)
very common, edible
Deer Shield
(Pluteus cervinus)
very common, edible
Dryads Saddle
(Polyporus squamosus)
very common, edible

E

Ear Fungus
(Auricularia auricula-judae)
common, edible

F

Fairy Ring Champignon
(Marasmius oreades)
very common, edible good
Fawn Shield Cap
(Pluteus cervinus)
very common, edible
Field Blewit
(Lepista saeva)
frequent, edible excellent
Field Mushroom
(Agaricus campestris)
common, edible excellent
Flesh-Brown Blewit
(Lepista sordida)
occasional, edible

G

Giant Puffball
(Calvatia giantea)
common, edible good
Girolle
(Cantharellus cibarius)
common, edible excellent
Glistening Inkcap
(Coprinus micaceus)
very common, edible
Great Wood Mushroom
(Agaricus Langei)
frequent, edible good

H

Hen of the Woods
(Grifola frondosa )
frequent, edible
Honey Fungus
(Armillaria mellea)
very common, edible

I

J

Jersey Cow Bolete
(Suillus bovinus)
common, edible
Jews Ear
(Auricularia auricula-judae)
common, edible

K

L

Larch Bolete
(Suillus grevillei)
frequent, edible
Lawyers Wig
(Coprinus comatus)
very common, edible
Lurid Bolete
(Boletus luridus)
frequent, edible

M

Matt Bolete
(Boletus pruinatus)
common, edible
Meadow Puffball
(Vascellum pratense)
common, edible
Meadow Waxcap
(Hygrocybe pratensis)
common, edible good
Morel
(Morel esculenta)
occasional, edible excellent
Mosaic Puffball
(Handkea utriformis)
frequent, edible

N

O

Oak Bolete
(Boletus appendiculatus)
occasional, edible good
Ochre Brittlegill
(Russula ochroleuca)
very common, edible
Orange birch bolete
(Leccinum versipelle)
common, edible good
Orange birch roughstalk
(Leccinum versipelle)
common, edible good
Orange Peel Fungus
(Aleuria aurantia)
common, edible
Oxes Tongue
(Fistulina hepatica)
frequent, edible
Oyster Mushroom
(Pleurotus ostreatus)
common, edible good

P

Parasol Mushroom
(Macrolepiota procera)
frequent, edible excellent
Parrot Russula
(Russula cyanoxantha)
very common, edible good
Penny Bun Bolete
(Boletus Edulis)
frequent, edible excellent
Pestle Puffball
(Handkea excipuliformis)
common, edible
Pied de Mouton
(Hydnum repandum)
common, edible good
Porcini
(Boletus Edulis)
frequent, edible excellent

Q

R

Red Cracking Bolete
(Boletus chrysenteron)
common, edible

S

Saffron Milkcap
(Lactarius deliciosus)
frequent, edible good
Scaly Wood Mushroom
(Agaricus Langei)
frequent, edible good
Scarlet Waxcap
(Hygrocybe coccinea)
common, edible
Scarletina Bolete
(Boletus Luridiformis)
frequent, edible
Shaggy Inkcap
(Coprinus comatus)
very common, edible
Shaggy Parasol
(Macrolepiota rhacodes)
common, edible good
Sheathed Woodtuft
(Kuehneromyces mutabilis)
common, edible good
Slender Parasol
(Macrolepiota mastoidea)
frequent, edible good
Slippery Jack
(Suillus luteus)
common, edible good
Snowy Waxcap
(Hygrocybe virginea)
very common, edible good
St Georges Mushroom
(Calocybe gambosa)
common, edible
Stump Puffball
(Lycoperdon pyriforme)
very common, edible
Sulphur Polypore
(Laetiporus sulphureus)
common, edible good

T

Terracota Hedgehog
(Hydnum rufescens)
common, edible good
Terracota Wood Urchin
(Hydnum rufescens)
common, edible good
The Miller
(Clitopilus prunulus)
common, edible good
The Prince
(Agaricus augustus)
occasional, edible good
Trooping Funnel
(Clitocybe geotropa)
frequent, edible
Trumpet Chanterelle
(Cantharellus tubaeformis)
common, edible good
Two-toned Scalehead
(Kuehneromyces mutabilis)
common, edible good

U

V

Velvet Shank
(Flammulina velutipes)
common, edible
Velvet Shield
(Pluteus umbrosus)
occasional, edible
Velvet Toughshank
(Kuehneromyces mutabilis)
common, edible good

W

Wood Blewit
(Lepista nuda)
common, edible excellent
Wood Hedgehog
(Hydnum repandum)
common, edible good
Wood Mushroom
(Agaricus silvicola)
occasional, edible good
Wood Urchin
(Hydnum repandum)
common, edible good

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