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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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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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Russula virescens

Russula virescens is an edible basidiomycete mushroom commonly known as the green cracking russula. It is distinguished...

European Oak Edible Russula

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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Lactarius deliciosus

"Lactarius deliciosus," commonly known as the saffron milk cap, is a widely recognized species of edible mushroom in the...

European Edible Pine Saffron

8.2 Great

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Laetiporus sulphureus

*Laetiporus sulphureus*, popularly known as chicken of the woods, is a large edible bracket fungus native to Europe and...

European Oak Edible Polypore

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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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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Russula aurea

Russula aurea, commonly referred to as the gilded russula, is a visually distinctive mushroom species native to Europe....

European Oak Edible Russula

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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Hericium americanum

Hericium americanum is a North American tooth fungus that produces large, white, branching fruiting bodies on dead or de...

North American Woodland Edible Tooth Fungus

7.0 Good

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Fistulina hepatica

Fistulina hepatica, commonly called the beefsteak fungus, is a fleshy bracket fungus found mainly on living or dead broa...

European Oak Edible Polypore

6.9 Fair

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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

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Meripilus giganteus

Meripilus giganteus is a large saprotrophic polypore that decomposes the wood of beech and other broad-leaved trees. It...

European Oak Edible Giant

5.3 Mediocre

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Hygrophorus russula

Hygrophorus russula, also called the russula-like waxy cap or pinkmottle woodwax, is a mycorrhizal gilled fungus of temp...

European Oak Edible Waxgill

4.8 Poor