swap_horiz Confluent Polypore Alternatives

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American Black Trumpet

The American Black Trumpet, *Craterellus fallax*, is a wild-foraged mushroom belonging to the chanterelle family. It’s n...

North American Smoky Wild Foraged Chanterelle Family

9.05 Excellent

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Narrow-headed Morel

Native to eastern North America, Morchella angusticeps is a spring-fruiting edible fungus commonly called the narrow-hea...

Spring North American Edible Wild Foraged

8.85 Great

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Morel

A deeply pitted cap gives morels their familiar honeycomb appearance. These edible fungi belong to the genus Morchella a...

Spring Hollow Gourmet North American

8.79 Great

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Burn Morel

Associated with burned conifer forests in western North America, Morchella tomentosa is an edible morel often called the...

Spring North American Wild Foraged Post Fire

8.70 Great

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Bear's Head Tooth

Hericium americanum is an edible tooth fungus native to eastern North America, recognizable by its cascading clusters of...

North American Autumn Wild Foraged Seafood Like

8.35 Great

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Maitake

Maitake is a polypore mushroom, primarily found growing in dense clusters around oak trees across Asia, particularly Jap...

Medicinal Asian Autumn Wild Foraged

8.33 Great

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Coral Tooth Fungus

Hericium coralloides, commonly known as the coral tooth fungus, is a branching edible mushroom recognized by its cascadi...

Mild North American Autumn Wild Foraged

8.25 Great

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Laetiporus Cincinnatus

Laetiporus cincinnatus is an edible bracket fungus commonly referred to as the white-pored chicken of the woods. It is n...

Oak North American Wild Foraged Polypore

7.45 Good

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Bear's Head

Bear's Head, scientifically named Hericium abietis, is an edible fungus characterized by its cascading, icicle-like whit...

North American Autumn Wild Foraged Seafood Like

7.36 Good

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Sparassis Radicata

Sparassis radicata, commonly known as the Western Cauliflower Mushroom, is a large edible fungus found at the base of co...

Conifer North American Autumn Wild Foraged

7.36 Good

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Lobster Mushroom

The Lobster Mushroom is a distinctive edible fungus resulting from a parasitic mold, Hypomyces lactifluorum, colonizing...

North American Autumn Parasitic Wild Foraged

7.18 Good

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Appalachian Chanterelle

Cantharellus appalachiensis, the Appalachian Chanterelle, is an edible mushroom scientifically described in 2013 as part...

Appalachian North American Autumn Wild Foraged

6.90 Fair

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Laetiporus Gilbertsonii

Laetiporus gilbertsonii is a shelf-forming polypore in the chicken-of-the-woods group, occurring primarily in western No...

North American Western Eucalyptus Wild Foraged

6.81 Fair

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Russula-like Waxy Cap

Russula-like Waxy Cap is the common name used for Hygrophorus russula, a large waxcap mushroom in the family Hygrophorac...

North American Firm Autumn Wild Foraged

6.35 Fair

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Pig's Ear

Gomphus clavatus, called pig's ear or violet chanterelle, is an edible fungus found in parts of Eurasia and North Americ...

North American Violet Autumn Wild Foraged

6.26 Fair

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Tawny Milk Cap

Lactarius volemus, known as the tawny milk cap, is a stout milk-cap mushroom found in parts of Europe, Asia, and North A...

North American Autumn Wild Foraged Lactarius

5.80 Mediocre

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Albatrellus Confluens

Albatrellus confluens is a polypore fungus associated mainly with coniferous forests in Europe and North America. Its cr...

European Conifer Autumn Wild Foraged

5.80 Mediocre

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Armillaria Tabescens

Armillaria tabescens, commonly called the ringless honey mushroom, is a wood-decaying fungus found in eastern North Amer...

North American Autumn Wild Foraged Clustered

5.80 Mediocre

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Berkeley's Polypore

Bondarzewia berkeleyi, commonly known as Berkeley's polypore, is a large wood-decay fungus of eastern and central North...

Large Summer North American Wild Foraged

5.34 Mediocre

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Suillus Lakei

Suillus lakei is a North American bolete associated with Douglas fir, especially in forests where that tree is native or...

North American Autumn Wild Foraged Suillus

4.78 Poor