swap_horiz Hericium americanum Alternatives

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Morchella esculenta

Morchella esculenta, commonly known as the morel mushroom, is a highly sought-after edible fungus. Its honeycomb-like ca...

Spring Gourmet North American Edible

9.3 Excellent

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Hericium erinaceus

Hericium erinaceus, commonly called lion’s mane mushroom, is a unique cultivated fungal species. It's notable for potent...

Medicinal Edible Cultivated Tooth Fungus

9.2 Excellent

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Morchella elata

Morchella elata, commonly known as black morel, is a highly sought-after edible mushroom. It’s notable for its distincti...

Black Spring North American Edible

9.0 Excellent

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Craterellus cornucopioides

Craterellus cornucopioides, commonly called the black trumpet, is a prized mushroom species native to Europe. It forms a...

European Gourmet Woodland Edible

8.8 Great

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Hydnum repandum

Hydnum repandum, commonly referred to as the hedgehog mushroom or sweet tooth, is an edible ectomycorrhizal fungus found...

European Hedgehog Woodland Edible

8.5 Great

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Armillaria ostoyae

Armillaria ostoyae is a species of plant-pathogenic fungus in the family Physalacriaceae, known for causing root rot in...

North American Edible Parasitic Honey Fungus

8.5 Great

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Clitopilus prunulus

*Clitopilus prunulus*, commonly known as the sweetbread mushroom or the miller, is an edible gilled fungus found in wood...

European Woodland Edible Pinkgill

8.0 Great

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Cantharellus californicus

*Cantharellus californicus*, commonly known as the California golden chanterelle, is an edible ectomycorrhizal fungus na...

Large Oak North American Edible

8.0 Great

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Lactarius indigo

Lactarius indigo, commonly called the indigo milk cap, is a mushroom species that exudes a dark blue latex when its tiss...

Indigo Oak North American Edible

7.8 Good

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Morchella semilibera

Morchella semilibera, commonly called the half-free morel, is an edible mushroom recognized by its honeycomb-ridged cap...

Spring North American Edible Morel

7.8 Good

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Craterellus tubaeformis

Craterellus tubaeformis is an edible woodland fungus commonly called the winter chanterelle, yellowfoot, or trumpet chan...

North American Culinary Edible Trumpet

7.6 Good

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Cantharellus lateritius

Cantharellus lateritius, commonly called the smooth chanterelle, is an edible woodland fungus found in eastern North Ame...

Smooth North American Culinary Edible

7.4 Good

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Hericium coralloides

Hericium coralloides is a tooth fungus that produces branching, coral-like fruiting bodies on dead or decaying hardwood....

Coral North American Woodland Edible

7.4 Good

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Macrolepiota rhacodes

Macrolepiota rhacodes, known as the shaggy parasol, is a large mushroom species found in woodland and grassy areas acros...

European Woodland Edible Lepiota

7.3 Good

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Armillaria mellea

Armillaria mellea, commonly known as the honey fungus, is a widely distributed basidiomycete mushroom found in the North...

Cosmopolitan Woodland Edible Parasitic

7.3 Good

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Cantharellus cinnabarinus

Cantharellus cinnabarinus, commonly called the cinnabar chanterelle, is a small red to cinnabar-orange mushroom associat...

Red North American Edible Eastern

7.2 Good

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Laccaria amethystina

Laccaria amethystina, the amethyst deceiver, is a small woodland mushroom recognized by its violet to amethyst coloratio...

European Woodland Edible Laccaria

7.0 Good

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Flammulina populicola

*Flammulina populicola* is a North American mushroom in the genus *Flammulina*, the group that includes the cultivated e...

Winter North American Edible Enoki

6.8 Fair

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Tricholoma magnivelare

*Tricholoma magnivelare*, commonly called the American matsutake, is an ectomycorrhizal mushroom native to western North...

North American Edible Pine Tricholoma

6.8 Fair

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Stropharia rugosoannulata

Stropharia rugosoannulata, known as the wine-cap mushroom or king Stropharia, is a large agaric fungus in the family Str...

North American Edible Cultivated Stropharia

6.7 Fair