Know Your Fungi
The mushrooms and molds that turn up in healthy and struggling gardens alike — decomposers, mycorrhizal partners, plant pathogens, and the toxic species worth knowing on sight. Browse by name or role.
This guide is for identification and garden ecology only. We do not recommend eating any wild mushroom without confirmation from a qualified mycologist or professional forager. Many edible species have poisonous lookalikes, and some are deadly even after cooking.
Artist's Conk
Ganoderma applanatum
Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
ToxicDeadly Galerina
Galerina marginata
ToxicDeath Cap
Amanita phalloides
ToxicEastern Jack-o'-Lantern
Omphalotus illudens
Fairy Ring Mushroom
Marasmius oreades
ToxicFalse Morel
Gyromitra esculenta
ToxicFly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
Giant Puffball
Calvatia gigantea
Golden Chanterelle
Cantharellus cibarius
ToxicGreen-spored Parasol
Chlorophyllum molybdites
Hedgehog Mushroom
Hydnum repandum
Hen of the Woods
Grifola frondosa
Honey Fungus
Armillaria mellea
King Bolete
Boletus edulis
Lion's Mane
Hericium erinaceus
Luxuriant Marasmiellus
Marasmiellus luxurians
Meadow Mushroom
Agaricus campestris
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
Shaggy Mane
Coprinus comatus
Wine Cap
Stropharia rugosoannulata
Yellow Morel
Morchella americana
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