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Staheliomyces cinctus
Mushroom Expert — Take a slice of what Americans call "Swiss" cheese, roll it up, pinch off one end, and slide a slimy brown napkin ring over the top. And, I almost forgot, plant the whole thing in a purple egg shell you've partially buried. One last thing: ...More…
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Sparassis radicata:
Mushroom Expert — Sparassis radicata--like its eastern counterparts Sparassis crispa and Sparassi spathulata--is found at the bases of trees, growing from dead or dying roots. But while the eastern cauliflower mushrooms appear under hardwoods, the western species ...More…
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Sparassis spathulata and Sparassis crispa:
Mushroom Expert — These large, unmistakable "cauliflower mushrooms" can be found growing from the bases or roots of trees in eastern North America's hardwood forests (the western version is Sparassis radicata). Recent DNA studies (Wang and collaborators, 2004 ...More…
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Sarcodon scabrosus
Mushroom Expert — In theory, "Sarcodon scabrosus" is a widely distributed species in Europe and in North America, recognized by its brown to reddish brown or purplish brown colors; its appressed cap scales, which develop as the mushroom matures; its greenish to . ...More…
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Blushing & Blackening Russulas
Mushroom Expert — In a large and unmanageable genus of mushrooms that can be ridiculously difficult to identify, the blushing and blackening species of Russula form a subset that can almost be worked with--if you are willing to accept that the species are defined ...More…
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Russula tenuiceps
Mushroom Expert — Charles Kauffman (1909) named this mushroom Russula tenuiceps (the "feeble capped russula") in order to emphasize its most distinctive feature: though it is a medium sized to large mushroom, its flesh is incredibly fragile and soon disintegrates ...More…
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"Russula sanguinea" in North America
Mushroom Expert — I am treating "Russula sanguinea" as a red-capped, red-stemmed, acrid russula with firm flesh, a tightly adnate cap skin, and a yellowish to yellow spore print. Under the microscope it features well defined pileocystidia, and spores with fairly ...More…
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Russula pulchra
Mushroom Expert — One of a gazillion red species in the genus Russula, Russula pulchra features a dull and unpolished cap that develops a cracked surface with age, a stem that is often flushed with pink, a creamy spore print, and mild taste. It is associated with ...More…
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Russula puellaris
Mushroom Expert — Here is a small, easily overlooked but quite beautiful little russula with a purplish rose cap, fragile stature, and surfaces that turn yellow as the mushroom matures. Not only does the entire stem turn yellow, but the cap surface eventually ...More…
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Russula parvovirescens
Mushroom Expert — Russula parvovirescens is a gorgeous and distinctive russula, recently separated from the well-known traditional species Russula virescens. It is an eastern North American species that differs from the classic concept of Russula virescens in its ...More…
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Russula mutabilis
Mushroom Expert — One of the more distinctive members of the foetid russulas group, Russula mutabilis has a brownish orange cap that is initially covered with fine, yellowish powder--and an orangish yellow stem with a base that bruises deep red. It is associated ...More…
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Russula laurocerasi
Mushroom Expert — Russula laurocerasi, like the similar Russula fragrantissima, is a dull yellow member of the foetid russula group. Its fragrant odor is reminiscent of almonds or maraschino cherries (though not quite as pleasant), and once you have smelled it you ...More…