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August Fungi
Hypholoma Fasciculare
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Site Statistics
 Locations: 28
 Species : 167
 Photographs: 1542

Agaricus Campestris
Agaricus Campestris
Common Name(s): Field Mushroom
Edibility: Good
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Agaricus Xanthodermus
Agaricus Xanthodermus
Common Name(s): Yellow Stainer
Edibility: Poisonous
Season: Late Summer - Autumn
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Amanita Ceciliae
Common Name(s): Snakeskin Grisette
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Amanita Citrina
Amanita Citrina
Common Name(s): False Death Cap
Edibility: Unpleasant taste and smell, easily confused with deadly Amanitas
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Amanita Crocea
Amanita Crocea
Common Name(s): Orange Grisette
Edibility: Must be cooked
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Amanita Excelsa
Amanita Excelsa
Common Name(s): Grey Spotted Amanita
Edibility: Worthless
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Amanita Fulva
Amanita Fulva
Common Name(s): Tawny Grisette
Edibility: Must be cooked
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Amanita Muscaria
Common Name(s): Fly Agaric
Edibility: Poisonous and hallucinogenic, contains muscarine and ibotenic acid
Season: Late Summer - Autumn
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Amanita Rubescens
Common Name(s): The Blusher
Edibility: Must be cooked
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Amanita Vaginata
Amanita Vaginata
Common Name(s): Grisette
Edibility: Must be cooked.
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Bisporella Citrina
Bisporella Citrina
Common Name(s): Lemon Disc
Edibility: Inedible
Season: All year
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Boletus Edulis
Boletus Edulis
Common Name(s): Penny Bun, Cep, Porcini, King Bolete
Edibility: Delicious
Season: Late Summer - Autumn
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Boletus Erythropus
Boletus Erythropus
Common Name(s): Dotted-Stemmed Bolete
Edibility: Can cause stomach upsets, especially raw
Season: Later Summer - Early Autumn
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Bulgaria Inquinans
Bulgaria Inquinans
Common Name(s): Black Bulgar
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Late Summer - Autumn
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Calocera Viscosa
Calocera Viscosa
Common Name(s): Jelly Antler, Stags-horn Fungus
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Autumn
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Chlorosplenium Aeruginascens
Chlorosplenium Aeruginascens
Common Name(s): Green Wood-cup, Green Stain
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Autumn
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Clitopilus Prunulus
Common Name(s): The Miller
Edibility: Excellent, beware of similar Clitocybe Dealbata
Season: Summer - Late Autumn
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Collybia Erythropus
Collybia Erythropus
Common Name(s): Wood Woolly-foot
Edibility: Edible but poor
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Collybia Fusipes
Common Name(s): Spindle Shank
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Early Summer - Late Autumn
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Coprinus Atramentarius
Coprinus Atramentarius
Common Name(s): Common Ink Cap
Edibility: Edible but can cause alarming symptoms if alcohol is consumed at the same time
Season: Early Summer - Autumn
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Coprinus Micaceus
Coprinus Micaceus
Common Name(s): Glistening Ink Cap
Edibility: Insubstantial but usually in large numbers. Popular in the US
Season: Late Spring - Early Winter
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Coprinus Niveus
Coprinus Niveus
Common Name(s): Snowy Inkcap
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Coprinus Plicatilis
Common Name(s): Fairy Parasol
Edibility: Insubstantial
Season: Spring - Late Autumn
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Coriolus Versicolor
Coriolus Versicolor
Common Name(s): Many-Zoned Polypore
Edibility: Inedible
Season: All year
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Cortinarius Delibutus
Cortinarius Delibutus
Common Name(s):
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Late summer - Autumn
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Daedaleopsis Confragosa
Daedaleopsis Confragosa
Common Name(s): Blushing Bracket
Edibility: Inedible
Season: All year
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Daldinia Concentrica
Daldinia Concentrica
Common Name(s): King Alfreds Cakes, Cramp Balls
Edibility: Inedible
Season: All year
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Fistulina Hepatica
Fistulina Hepatica
Common Name(s): Beefsteak Fungus, Oak Tongue
Edibility: Can be bitter
Season: Late Summer - Autumn
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Fuligo Septica
Fuligo Septica
Common Name(s): Dog vomit slime mould, Flowers of Tan
Edibility: Inedible but the plasmodium stage is apparently eaten like scrambled eggs in Mexico
Season: All year
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Grifola Umbellata
Grifola Umbellata
Common Name(s):
Edibility: I have tried this recently and found it excellent. I just sauted it in butter. It was slightly crispy with a strong mushroom taste.
Season: Late Summer - Autumn
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Hydnum Repandum
Hydnum Repandum
Common Name(s): Hedgehog Fungus, Wood Urchin
Edibility: Excellent, requires slow cooking to remove a slight bitterness. I pickle young specimens.
Season: Late Summer - Late Autumn
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Hygrocybe Nigrescens
Hygrocybe Nigrescens
Common Name(s): Blackening Wax Cap
Edibility: Slightly poisonous
Season: Autumn
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Hygrophoropsis Aurantiaca
Hygrophoropsis Aurantiaca
Common Name(s): False Chanterelle
Edibility: Mixed reports on this one, some describe as edible some inedible. Has been said to cause hallucinations
Season: Autumn
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Hypholoma Fasciculare
Hypholoma Fasciculare
Common Name(s): Sulphur Tuft
Edibility: Inedible
Season: All year
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Inonotus Dryadeus
Inonotus Dryadeus
Common Name(s): Oak Bracket
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Throughout the year
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Kuehneromyces Mutabilis
Kuehneromyces Mutabilis
Common Name(s): Changing Pholiota
Edibility: Edible and good
Season: Spring - Early Winter
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Laccaria Amethystea
Laccaria Amethystea
Common Name(s): Amethyst Deceiver
Edibility: Good for colour
Season: Late Summer - Early Winter
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Laccaria Laccata
Laccaria Laccata
Common Name(s): The Deceiver
Edibility: Average
Season: Summer - Early Winter
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Lacrymaria Velutina
Lacrymaria Velutina
Common Name(s): Weeping Widow
Edibility: Edible but said to be bitter
Season: Late Spring - Late Autumn
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Lactarius Azonites
Lactarius Azonites
Common Name(s):
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Late Summer - Autumn
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Lactarius Blennius
Common Name(s): Slimy Milk Cap
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Summer to Autumn
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Lactarius Deterrimus
Lactarius Deterrimus
Common Name(s): False Saffron Milkcap
Edibility: Edible, said to be a poorer version of Lactarius Deliciosus
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Lactarius Quietus
Lactarius Quietus
Common Name(s): Oak Milk Cap
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Autumn
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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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Leccinum Scabrum
Common Name(s): Brown Birch Bolete
Edibility: Average, doesn’t keep well and often maggot infested
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Leccinum Versipelle
Leccinum Versipelle
Common Name(s): Orange Birch Bolete
Edibility: Good, blackens during cooking
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Lycerpodon Pyriforme
Common Name(s): Stump Puffball
Edibility: Edible when young and white throughout
Season: Summer - Late Autumn
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Lycerpodon Umbrinum
Lycerpodon Umbrinum
Common Name(s):
Edibility: Edible when young
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Macrolepiota Procera
Macrolepiota Procera
Common Name(s): Parasol Mushroom
Edibility: Excellent, best fried in breadcrumbs as gills can be soggy.
Season: Summer - Late Autumn
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Meripilus Giganteus
Common Name(s): Giant Polypore
Edibility: Inedible
Season: 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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Oudemansiella Radicata
Common Name(s): Rooting Shank
Edibility: Poor
Season: Early Summer - Late Autumn
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Paxillus Involutus
Paxillus Involutus
Common Name(s): Brown Roll-rim
Edibility: Poisonous maybe deadly
Season: Late Summer - Late Autumn
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Phallus Impudicus
Common Name(s): Stinkhorn
Edibility: Parts meant to be edible. Don’t fancy it much.
Season: Summer - Late Autumn
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Piptoporus Betulinus
Piptoporus Betulinus
Common Name(s): Birch Polypore, Razor-strop Fungus
Edibility: Inedible
Season: All year
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Pleurotus Ostreatus
Common Name(s): Oyster Mushroom
Edibility: Excellent though tough when old
Season: All year
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Pluteus Cervinus
Pluteus Cervinus
Common Name(s): Fawn Shield Cap
Edibility: Not worthwhile
Season: Early Summer - Late Autumn
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Polyporus Badius
Common Name(s): Bay Polypore
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Spring - Autumn
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Polyporus Squamosa
Common Name(s): Dryad's Saddle
Edibility: Edible when young, mediocre
Season: Spring - Summer
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Polyporus Varius
Common Name(s): Variable Polypore
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Late Spring - Autumn
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Psilocybe Semilanceata
Common Name(s): Magic Mushroom, Liberty Cap
Edibility: Causes hallucinations
Season: Autumn
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Russula Atropurpurea
Common Name(s): Blackish Purple Russula
Edibility: Must be cooked, mild taste
Season: Summer - Late Autumn
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Russula Betularum
Russula Betularum
Common Name(s): Birch Russula
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Summer - Early Autumn
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Russula Claroflava
Russula Claroflava
Common Name(s): Yellow Swamp Russula
Edibility: Good
Season: Spring - Autumn
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Russula Cyanoxantha
Russula Cyanoxantha
Common Name(s): Charcoal Burner
Edibility: Good
Season: Summer to Autumn
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Russula Heterophylla
Russula Heterophylla
Common Name(s): Greasy Green Russula
Edibility: Edible
Season: Late Summer - Autumn
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Russula Mairei
Russula Mairei
Common Name(s): Beechwood Sickener
Edibility: Causes vomiting
Season: Autumn
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Russula Ochroleuca
Common Name(s): Common Yellow Russula
Edibility: Not very good
Season: Late Summer - Late Autumn
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Russula Violeipes
Russula Violeipes
Common Name(s): Velvet Russula
Edibility: Edible
Season: Later Summer - Autumn
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Scleroderma Citrinum
Scleroderma Citrinum
Common Name(s): Common Earthball
Edibility: Slightly poisonous, reportedly used as flavouring
Season: Late Summer - Early Winter
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Suillus Grevillei
Suillus Grevillei
Common Name(s): Larch Bolete
Edibility: Mediocre
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Tricholomopsis Rutilans
Common Name(s): Plums and Custard
Edibility: Inedible although as is often the case the Eastern Europeans parboil and eat this mushroom. I havent tried it.
Season: Late Summer - Late Autumn
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Tuber Aestivum
Tuber Aestivum
Common Name(s): Summer Truffle
Edibility: Excellent
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Tubifera Ferruginosa
Tubifera Ferruginosa
Common Name(s): Raspberry Slime Mold
Edibility: Inedible
Season: Throughout the year
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Tylopilus Felleus
Common Name(s): Bitter Bolete
Edibility: Very bitter with aftertaste that lingers.
Season: Late Summer - Autumn
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Vascellum Pratense
Vascellum Pratense
Common Name(s): Meadow Puffball
Edibility: Edible but bland
Season: Summer - Late Autumn
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Xerocomus Badius
Xerocomus Badius
Common Name(s): Bay Bolete
Edibility: Excellent
Season: Summer - Autumn
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Xerocomus Chrysenteron
Xerocomus Chrysenteron
Common Name(s): Red Cracking Bolete
Edibility: Edible
Season: Autumn
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