Fungi — 1,980 Species
Top Families in Fungi
All Fungi Species
Lactarius porniniae Rolland
Lactarius porniniae Rolland
Lactarius porniniae is a milk-cap fungus that forms mycorrhiza with larch, found in Europe and East Asia.
Lactarius scrobiculatus (Scop.) Fr.
Lactarius scrobiculatus (Scop.) Fr.
Lactarius scrobiculatus is a bitter-tasting milk-cap mushroom found in European and rare North American boreal forests.
Lactarius flexuosus Gray
Lactarius flexuosus Gray
Lactarius flexuosus is an edible Russulaceae fungus with a cap reaching up to 10 cm, edible when boiled and pickled.
Lactarius pyrogalus (Bull.) Fr.
Lactarius pyrogalus (Bull.) Fr.
Lactarius pyrogalus is a fairly common autumn mushroom that typically grows with hazel trees, distinguished by well-spaced yellow gills.
Lactarius uvidus (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius uvidus (Fr.) Fr.
Lactarius uvidus is a mushroom with violet-staining milk found across North America, Europe, and North Africa in acidic woodlands, with uncertain edibility.
Lactarius zonarius (Bull.) Fr.
Lactarius zonarius (Bull.) Fr.
Lactarius zonarius (Bull.) Fr. is a mushroom with distinct physical traits including colored caps, white flesh, and white latex when cut.
Lactifluus vellereus (Fr.) Kuntze
Lactifluus vellereus (Fr.) Kuntze
Lactifluus vellereus is a crumbly-fleshed, milky-latex mushroom found in deciduous woods in Britain and Europe from late summer to early winter.
Lactarius hygrophoroides Berk. & M.A.Curtis
Lactarius hygrophoroides Berk. & M.A.Curtis
Lactarius hygrophoroides is a mushroom found under oaks in eastern North America that is potentially a choice edible.
Lactifluus clarkeae (Cleland) Verbeken
Lactifluus clarkeae (Cleland) Verbeken
Lactifluus clarkeae is a mushroom-forming Russulaceae fungus found in Australia and New Zealand associated with mycorrhizal trees.
Lactifluus aurantioruber (McNabb) J.A.Cooper
Lactifluus aurantioruber (McNabb) J.A.Cooper
Lactifluus aurantioruber is a Russulaceae mushroom species from New Zealand, elevated from variety to species in 2021.
Lactarius corrugis Peck
Lactarius corrugis Peck
Lactarius corrugis Peck is a choice edible mushroom found under oaks in eastern North America from July to September.
Lactifluus volemus (Fr.) Kuntze
Lactifluus volemus (Fr.) Kuntze
Lactifluus volemus is an edible ectomycorrhizal milk cap mushroom found across much of the Northern Hemisphere.
Lactifluus piperatus (L.) Roussel
Lactifluus piperatus (L.) Roussel
Lactifluus piperatus is an agaric fungus native to the Northern Hemisphere, introduced to Australasia, with various historical and modern uses.
Hericium coralloides (Scop.) Pers.
Hericium coralloides (Scop.) Pers.
Hericium coralloides is an edible white branched fungus that grows on dead hardwood across North America, Eurasia, and Australia.
Hericium abietis (Weir ex Hubert) K.A.Harrison
Hericium abietis (Weir ex Hubert) K.A.Harrison
Hericium abietis is a choice edible North American cavity fungus that grows on dead conifer wood, which can reach very large sizes.
Hericium americanum Ginns
Hericium americanum Ginns
Hericium americanum, the bear's head tooth fungus, is an edible tooth mushroom found in North America, recently named Vermont's state mushroom.
Hericium flagellum (Scop.) Pers.
Hericium flagellum (Scop.) Pers.
Hericium flagellum is a distinct European Hericiaceae fungus that grows on montane fir deadwood, with spores 5–6.5 by 4.5–5.5 μm.
Hericium cirrhatum (Pers.) Nikol.
Hericium cirrhatum (Pers.) Nikol.
Hericium cirrhatum, the tiered tooth fungus, is a rare edible saprotrophic fungus that grows on dead hardwood in European woodlands.
Hericium novae-zealandiae (Colenso) Chr.A.Sm. & J.A.Cooper
Hericium novae-zealandiae (Colenso) Chr.A.Sm. & J.A.Cooper
Hericium novae-zealandiae is a large branched white fungus, whose extracts show antiproliferative activity against prostate cancer cell lines.
Hericium erinaceus (Bull.) Pers.
Hericium erinaceus (Bull.) Pers.
Hericium erinaceus (lion's mane) is an edible mushroom with described morphology, habitat, cultivation status, and unconfirmed supplement benefits.
Albatrellus ovinus (Schaeff.) Kotl. & Pouzar
Albatrellus ovinus (Schaeff.) Kotl. & Pouzar
Albatrellus ovinus is a fungus found in Europe and North America that may be edible with caution and is sold commercially in Finland.
Albatrellus avellaneus Pouzar
Albatrellus avellaneus Pouzar
Albatrellus avellaneus is a conifer-associated fungus from North America first described in 1972 by Zdeněk Pouzar.
Scutiger pes-caprae (Pers.) Bondartsev & Singer
Scutiger pes-caprae (Pers.) Bondartsev & Singer
Scutiger pes-caprae is a brownish pore fungus found in western North America, with young European caps reported edible after thorough cooking.
Albatrellopsis confluens (Alb. & Schwein.) Teixeira
Albatrellopsis confluens (Alb. & Schwein.) Teixeira
Albatrellopsis confluens is a saprotrophic fungus with fused fruit clusters, found in Northern Hemisphere forests, recorded also in Australia.
Start Exploring Nature Today
Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.
Download Free on App Store
