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 Locations: 28
 Species : 167
 Photographs: 1542

Amanita Ceciliae
Common Name(s): Snakeskin Grisette
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Amanita Echinocephala
Amanita Echinocephala
Common Name(s): Solitary Amanita
Edibility: Poisonous
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Amanita Phalloides
Amanita Phalloides
Common Name(s): Death Cap
Edibility: Deadly
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Calocybe Gambosum
Calocybe Gambosum
Common Name(s): St George's Mushroom
Edibility: Good, floury taste. Very popular on the continent
Season: Spring
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Clavulina Cristata
Clavulina Cristata
Common Name(s): White Coral Fungus, Crested Coral Fungus
Edibility: Edible
Season: Summer- Late Autumn
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Coprinus Comatus
Coprinus Comatus
Common Name(s): Shaggy Ink Cap, Lawyers Wig
Edibility: Described as good, I wasn't that keen
Season: Late Summer - Autumn
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Coprinus Picaceus
Coprinus Picaceus
Common Name(s): Magpie Ink Cap
Edibility: Sometimes reported as poisonous
Season: Late Summer - Autumn
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Enteridium Lycoperdon
Enteridium Lycoperdon
Common Name(s):
Edibility: Inedible
Season: All year
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Laetiporus Sulphureus
Laetiporus Sulphureus
Common Name(s): Chicken of the Woods, Sulphur Polypore
Edibility: Excellent if young enough
Season: Late Spring - Autumn
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Macrolepiota Rhacodes
Macrolepiota Rhacodes
Common Name(s): Shaggy Parasol
Edibility: Excellent but can cause gastric upsets in some
Season: Summer - Late Autumn
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Mucilago Crustacea
Mucilago Crustacea
Common Name(s):
Edibility: Inedible
Season: All year
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Mutinus Caninus
Mutinus Caninus
Common Name(s): Dog Stinkhorn
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Summer - Late Autumn
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Neobulgaria Pura
Neobulgaria Pura
Common Name(s):
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Early Summer - Early Winter
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Otidea Onotica
Otidea Onotica
Common Name(s): Hares Ear
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Oudemansiella Mucida
Oudemansiella Mucida
Common Name(s): Porcelain Fungus
Edibility: Poor
Season: Late Summer - Late Autumn
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Pholiota Squarrosa
Pholiota Squarrosa
Common Name(s): Shaggy Pholiota
Edibility: Bitter
Season: Autumn - Early Winter
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Pleurotus Ostreatus
Common Name(s): Oyster Mushroom
Edibility: Excellent though tough when old
Season: All year
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Polyporus Squamosa
Common Name(s): Dryad's Saddle
Edibility: Edible when young, mediocre
Season: Spring - Summer
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