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Illustrative natural-history view of Favolus tessellatus, with overlapping pale fan-shaped caps and a clearly visible honeycomb-like pore underside on dead hardwood. The image is not an identification guide.
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Favolus tessellatus

Favolus tessellatus is a tropical wood-decaying polypore with a tessellated cap and honeycomb pores. Brazilian sources record it as food, but the evidence does not establish one traditional recipe or a universal harvest season.

Illustrative cluster of dark hollow black trumpet fungi among woodland leaves; not an identification guide.
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Black trumpet

Black trumpet, or horn of plenty, is Craterellus cornucopioides, a dark hollow woodland mushroom used in cooked dishes and dried seasonings, with regional identity and range limits.

Two whole ochre-capped mushrooms and two lengthwise halves display cream flesh, brown gills and long pale stems on a warm ivory background.
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Thaxterogaster tenuipes

A Japanese woodland webcap listed as edible in older sources, but food use and safety evidence are limited. Toxic lookalikes and changing taxonomy make this entry unsuitable as consumption advice.

Two whole cream-coloured funnel mushrooms and two lengthwise halves show pale flesh and decurrent gills on a warm ivory background.
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Trooping funnel (Infundibulicybe geotropa)

A wild litter-decomposing mushroom with a documented European food and market history. Historical country claims conflict with a recent Chinese catalogue’s toxic label; this account is not an identification or foraging guide.

Two whole brown boletes and two lengthwise halves show rusty pores and yellow flesh on a warm ivory background.
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Chalciporus piperatus

A peppery woodland bolete with historical edible labels and reported condiment use in Querétaro. Current mycological references call its edibility suspect or unestablished; this entry does not recommend consumption.

Two whole brown-capped mushrooms and two lengthwise halves show pale flesh, stout stems and pinkish gills on a warm ivory background.
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Entoloma lividoalbum

A woodland pinkgill reported as local food in Sikkim and parts of Italy, but difficult to identify and subject to strong regional warnings about confusion with toxic Entoloma species.

Two whole grey-beige mushrooms, a lumpy white aborted body, and a lengthwise mushroom half showing pale flesh and pinkish gills sit on a warm ivory background.
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Entoloma abortivum

Entoloma abortivum is a woodland mushroom recorded as food in Puebla, Mexico, and in China’s edible-fungi catalogue; the latter is a checklist entry, not a safety assessment.

Two whole tan mushrooms and two lengthwise halves display pale flesh, pinkish gills and fibrous stems on a warm ivory background.
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Entoloma clypeatum

A spring pink-spored mushroom associated with Rosaceae. European food use is documented, alongside a Turkish poisoning report and unresolved species-complex records in Mexico.

Three whole cream-white mushrooms and two lengthwise halves display slender stems, pale gills and soil-stained bases on a warm ivory surface.
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Termitomyces microcarpus

A small wild termite-associated mushroom recorded as food in parts of India and elsewhere. Its name has a taxonomic history, and some African records are treated cautiously because they may represent a different lineage.

A cluster of orange, pitted and smooth Darwin’s fungus globes grows from a short bare branch on a warm ivory background.
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Darwin's fungus

Darwin’s fungus is a pitted orange stroma that grows from galls on living southern beeches in southern Chile and Argentina. Sources document regional food use, especially in Tierra del Fuego.

Three whole golden funnel-shaped mushrooms and two lengthwise halves rest on a warm ivory surface.
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Craterellus aureus

A golden funnel mushroom described from Hong Kong and documented from China; reported as food in several regions, with African taxonomy unresolved.

Two whole pale tan mushrooms and two longitudinal halves display pinkish gills and pale flesh on a warm ivory background.
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Entoloma sepium

Entoloma sepium is a spring pinkgill associated with Rosaceae. Chinese and European sources list it as edible or conditionally edible, while taxonomic uncertainty and a poisonous lookalike warrant caution.

Three whole yellow-orange llao-llao fruiting bodies and one half rest on a warm ivory surface.
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Llao-llao

Llao-llao is the orange, gelatinous fruiting body of a southern-beech parasite in the Andean–Patagonian forests of Chile and Argentina. Regional sources document its food history, including Mapuche use in chicha.

Two whole brown birch boletes and two lengthwise halves show brown caps, pale scabered stems, and pale flesh on a warm ivory background.
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Brown birch bolete

A wild birch-associated bolete eaten in parts of Europe. Its older name, Boletus scaber, remains common in historical sources; regional food records and cooking cautions require source-specific reading.

Two whole clusters of buff-apricot Albatrellus confluens and a lengthwise-cut specimen showing pale flesh and pore surfaces rest on a warm ivory background.
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Albatrellus confluens

Albatrellus confluens is a ground-growing polypore with fused buff-orange caps. Sources document Chinese market use and regional edibility, but others reject it as too bitter; taxonomy also varies between Albatrellus and Albatrellopsis.

Two whole Russell’s boletes and two longitudinal halves show textured brown stems, yellow pores and pale flesh on a warm ivory background.
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Russell's bolete

Russell’s bolete is a woodland bolete now called Aureoboletus russellii, with documented regional food use in Mexico and an unresolved historical China claim.

Two whole red-brown boletes and two lengthwise halves show yellow pores, localized blue bruising, pink-flushed stems and pale yellow flesh against an ivory background.
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Boletus bicoloroides

A red-and-yellow bolete described from Michigan and also listed in Mexican fungal records. Historical sources classify it as food, but its species limits, Mexican range and safe food use need careful qualification.

Two whole white sculpted puffballs with pyramidal warts and two halves showing white interiors rest on a warm ivory surface.
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Sculpted puffball

Calvatia sculpta is a high-elevation western North American and rarely reported Brazilian puffball, named for its tall, terraced pyramidal warts.

Three whole orange-apricot mushrooms and two lengthwise halves show pale flesh, slender stems, and forked underside ridges on a warm ivory background.
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Cantharellus miniatescens

A tropical African chanterelle anchored by a sequenced epitype from Cameroon. Voucher-backed Tshopo research records local food use; older records and illustrations require taxonomic caution.

Two whole blue-grey mushrooms and two lengthwise halves show pale flesh and gills on a warm ivory background.
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Bloxam's entoloma

Bloxam's entoloma is a rare pink-gilled mushroom of old grasslands. Historical sources call it edible, but food-use evidence and older identifications remain uncertain; this does not recommend gathering or eating it.

Two whole buff-brown mushrooms and two lengthwise halves show thick pale stems, white flesh and pinkish gills on an ivory background.
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Entoloma sarcopum

Entoloma sarcopum is a large, bitter autumn mushroom reported as food in Japan. Older sources call it Entoloma crassipes; related poisonous Entoloma make identification a serious concern.

Two whole yellow-ochre club fungi and two lengthwise halves showing pale flesh rest on a warm ivory surface.
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Clavariadelphus truncatus

A yellow to ochre club fungus reported as food in parts of Mexico and in historical country lists. Local acceptance and taxonomy vary, and some Chinese records may refer to Clavariadelphus amplus.

Three whole red-orange cinnabar chanterelles and two lengthwise halves display their underside ridges and pale inner flesh on a warm ivory background.
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Cinnabar chanterelle

A small red-orange chanterelle of eastern North American hardwood forests, gathered as food for its mild flavour and vivid colour that persists through cooking.

Two whole orange boletes and two lengthwise halves show orange caps, brown-scaled pale stems, cream flesh and pale pores against a warm ivory background.
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Orange bolete

Orange bolete is the red-capped scaber-stalk bolete, accepted as Leccinum aurantiacum (Bull.) Gray; Boletus aurantiacus Bull. is its basionym. Culinary accounts are conditional on confident identification and thorough cooking.

Two whole summer cep mushrooms and two lengthwise halves showing pale flesh and tubular pores sit on a warm ivory surface.
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Summer cep

A wild European bolete with documented seasonal fruiting in broadleaf woods and culinary use. Sources treat Boletus reticulatus and B. aestivalis as synonyms, though taxonomic authorities differ on the preferred name.

Two whole cream mushrooms with wavy caps and two lengthwise halves rest on a warm ivory surface.
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Lentinus scleropus

A Neotropical wood-decay mushroom with limited food records in Martinique and São Paulo. Preparation details and a reliable harvest season remain undocumented.

Two whole grey mushrooms and two lengthwise halves display pale flesh, gills and stout stems on a warm ivory background.
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March mushroom

A European mountain mushroom associated with old conifer and mixed forests. It is valued as an early spring edible, but its vulnerable status and local collection rules matter.

Three whole orange-capped Caesar’s mushrooms and two lengthwise halves show yellow gills, pale flesh and white basal volvas on an ivory background.
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Caesar's mushroom

Caesar’s mushroom, Amanita caesarea, is a prized wild, tree-associated fungus of Mediterranean Europe, gathered seasonally for regional dishes. Its celebrated name and food traditions sit beside serious identification risks.

Three whole mushrooms with red-orange caps, yellow stems, and white basal volvas sit on a warm ivory background.
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Asian Caesar mushroom

A wild Asian Amanita reported as food in regional literature and listed in China’s edible-fungi catalogue. Lookalikes include lethal species; this record is not a guide to identifying wild mushrooms.

Three whole winter chanterelles and two lengthwise halves show brown funnel caps, pale underside folds, and hollow yellow stems on an ivory background.
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Winter chanterelle

Winter chanterelle (Craterellus tubaeformis) is a funnel-shaped wild mushroom with blunt folds and a hollow yellow-brown stem, gathered in northern Europe’s autumn and winter forests.

Two whole ochre-buff white truffles and one cut half showing finely white-marbled brown flesh rest on a warm ivory surface.
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White truffle

Tuber magnatum is a subterranean, tree-associated European truffle prized for its aroma. It is often shaved raw over warm, simply prepared foods during local autumn and winter seasons.

Two whole white mushrooms and two lengthwise halves showing pale flesh and brown gills rest on a warm ivory surface.
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Field mushroom

The field mushroom (Agaricus campestris) is a wild grassland fungus with a long record of cooked food use in several regions. Local names, seasons and practices belong to particular communities.

Fresh Dryad's saddle, Cerioporus squamosus, with cream fan-shaped caps and dark concentric scales on a warm ivory background.
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Dryad’s saddle

Dryad’s saddle is a wild hardwood polypore whose young tender margins are cooked in some regional food traditions; mature brackets quickly become tough.

AI-generated natural-history-style hero depicting a giant Phlebopus colossus with a broad dark brown cap and yellow pores in tropical grass; not a documentary photograph.
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Phlebopus colossus

A very large tropical bolete with historical records in Madagascar and documented food-market use in Thailand. Earlier Madagascar food evidence is explicitly uncertain; Thai records provide stronger evidence of seasonal collection and sale.

Three milky-white cultivated mushrooms with stout stems on an ivory plate, one turned to show the pale gills.
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Milky mushroom

The milky mushroom is a warm-climate cultivated edible, historically named Calocybe indica and now listed by Species Fungorum as Macrocybe indica. Indian cultivation research centres on straw substrates and a separate casing layer.

A single loyo bolete with a broad burgundy cap, yellow pores and stout yellow stem against warm ivory.
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Butyriboletus loyo

A large, Nothofagus-associated bolete native to central and southern Chile, where it has a documented Mapuche food tradition and local market use. It is listed as Endangered; historical edibility is not a reason to collect it.

Whole Suillellus luridus mushrooms with olive-brown caps, orange-red pores and red-netted yellow stems on woodland litter against a warm ivory background.
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Suillellus luridus

A European bolete reported as food in some regions and treated as toxic or not known to be edible in others. Its name, use and safety cannot be generalized across all records.

Photorealistic editorial image of small translucent taupe gelatinous ear-fungus lobes attached to a weathered twig on a warm ivory background.
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Auricularia minutissima

A small wood-decaying jelly fungus recognized as a distinct East Asian species. A Chinese edible-fungi catalogue lists it as edible, but species-specific preparation and safety evidence remain limited.

A whole young lilac puffball shown as editorial art on a warm ivory background.
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Lilac puffball

Calvatia lilacina is a lilac-tinted puffball with regional natural-history records and historical edible listings whose taxonomic and safety limits remain important.

A mature pale Boletus barrowsii bolete with a broad cream-white cap, yellow pores and stout reticulate stem on a warm ivory background.
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Boletus barrowsii

Boletus barrowsii, the white king bolete, is a western porcini relative with documented local food use in Mexico. Its pale cap and netted stem are not enough for field identification.

A whole white giant puffball sits among grasses in a green meadow.
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Giant puffball

Young Calvatia gigantea is documented as a cooked food in Khiram, South Kashmir; mature or uncertain specimens are not food. Wild mushroom identification requires expert confirmation.

Three fresh western matsutake mushrooms with stout pale stems, cinnamon-brown cap fibrils, crowded gills and a visible veil ring on a warm ivory background.
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Western matsutake

Western matsutake is an aromatic wild mushroom native to western North American forests. Its name overlaps with related matsutake species, so field or market labels alone cannot establish a safe identification.

Editorial artwork of a large white, dark-scaled Termitomyces schimperi mushroom and cut section on a ceramic plate; not an identification image.
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Termitomyces schimperi

A large wild termite-associated mushroom gathered across parts of tropical Africa. Local food uses and fruiting seasons vary by place and rainfall; its appearance alone cannot establish a safe identification.

A pale pavement mushroom emerging through compacted dark paving grit.
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Pavement mushroom

Agaricus bitorquis is a firm edible mushroom known for fruiting in hard, disturbed ground and for its persistent double ring. It is also cultivated in warmer conditions than the common button mushroom.

Three fresh whole wood blewit mushrooms on a warm ivory background, with their caps, gills and stems visible.
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Wood blewit

Wood blewit is a violet, litter-feeding mushroom collected and cultivated in parts of Europe. It is eaten only after thorough cooking; raw or undercooked specimens can cause gastrointestinal illness.

Photograph of Pink oyster mushroom.
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Pink oyster mushroom

The pink oyster mushroom, Pleurotus djamor, is a pantropical oyster that grows fast on warm-climate agricultural waste, and it is cultivated commercially in parts of Asia.

Photograph of Silky rosegill.
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Silky rosegill

Silky rosegill, Volvariella bombycina, is a wild edible mushroom of dead wood on several continents, grown in laboratory trials and on a small scale in India, and its commercial record is thin.

Two whole cream-to-tan Gargal mushroom clusters and two lengthwise-cut halves rest on an ivory surface, showing ruffled caps, pale flesh and porous undersides.
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Gargal

Gargal, Grifola gargal, is a wild mushroom of the Andean-Patagonian forests of Argentina and Chile, prized for its taste and now rated Endangered because wild stocks are declining.

Photograph of Tropical sawgill.
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Tropical sawgill

Tropical sawgill, Lentinus squarrosulus, is a wild mushroom of decaying wood in tropical Africa, eaten and valued in some areas, and now under trial on farm waste, with commercial production still early.

Photograph of Split gill.
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Split gill

Split gill, Schizophyllum commune, is a common wood-decay mushroom that some sources report as eaten in parts of Southeast Asia and India, with its cultivation history unsettled in the sources.