Wild UK Mushrooms (Fungi) - Guide To Identification & Picking

25/06/2021 Wild UK Mushrooms (Fungi): Guide to Identification & Picking
Identifying Edible and Poisonous Wild

Mushrooms
(https://www.wildfooduk.com/shop/the-wild-food-uk-foraging-pocket-
guide/)There are roughly 15,000 types of wild fungi in the UK. Our
guide aims to help you identify the best to eat and the most important
ones not to pick.
Never rely on one source for mushroom identification, and never eat
anything unless you are 100% sure it is edible. We will not be held
responsible for the use of the information in this guide.
Use our seasonal filters to see what you might be able to pick right
now. Better yet, why not try one of our foraging courses? (https://www.wildfooduk.com/foraging-
trips/)

To identify a mushroom from specific characteristics please use our search
Choose a type of mushroom:

Edible (https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/?
mushroom_type=edible)
Inedible (https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/?
mushroom_type=inedible)
(https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/?
Poisonous
mushroom_type=poisonous)
Choose a season of interest:

Spring (https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/?
mushroom_season=spring)
Summer (https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/?
mushroom_season=summer)
Autumn (https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/?
mushroom_season=autumn)
Winter (https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-guide/?
mushroom_season=winter)
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This guide is here to help keep you safe, however, please ensure that you use multiple sources for
identifying mushrooms. Only eat a wild food if you yourself are 100% sure what it is. We will not
be held responsible for any misidentification, or any other use of the information on this website.
Sort by common name : Common

Photo (https://www.wildfooduk.com/mus
mushroom_orderby=common_nam
Horse Mushroom
(https://www.wildfooduk.co
guide/horse-mushroom-2/)
(https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-
guide/horse-mushroom-2/)
The Prince
guide/prince/)
guide/prince/)

Pavement Mushroom
guide/pavement-mushroom/
guide/pavement-mushroom/)
Medusa Mushroom
guide/medusa/)
guide/medusa/)
Field Mushroom
guide/field-mushroom/)
guide/field-mushroom/)

The Great Wood Mushroom

guide/the-great-wood-mushr
guide/the-great-wood-mushroom/)
Inky Mushroom
guide/inky-mushroom/)
guide/inky-mushroom/)
The Blushing Wood Mushroo

guide/blushing-wood-mushro
guide/blushing-wood-mushroom/)

Wood mushroom
guide/wood-mushroom/)
guide/wood-mushroom/)
Macro Mushroom
guide/agaricus-macrosporus
guide/agaricus-macrosporus/)
Yellow Stainer
guide/yellow-stainer/)
guide/yellow-stainer/)

Orange Peel Fungus

guide/orange-peel-fungus/)
guide/orange-peel-fungus/)
White False Death Cap

guide/white-false-death-cap/
guide/white-false-death-cap/)
False Deathcap
guide/false-death-cap/)
guide/false-death-cap/)

Orange Grisette
guide/orange-grisette/)
guide/orange-grisette/)
Grey Spotted Amanita

guide/grey-spotted-amanita/
guide/grey-spotted-amanita/)
Tawny Grisette
guide/the-tawny-grisette/)
guide/the-tawny-grisette/)

Gemmed Amanita
guide/amanita-gemmata/)
guide/amanita-gemmata/)
Fly agaric
guide/fly-agaric/)
guide/fly-agaric/)
Panther Cap
guide/panther-cap/)
guide/panther-cap/)

Death Cap
guide/death-cap/)
guide/death-cap/)
The Blusher
guide/blusher/)
guide/blusher/)
Grisette (https://www.wildfo
guide/grisette/)
guide/grisette/)

Destroying Angel
guide/destroying-angel/)
guide/destroying-angel/)
Honey Fungus
guide/honey-fungus/)
guide/honey-fungus/)
Wood Ears
guide/wood-ears/)
guide/wood-ears/)

Butter Bolete
guide/oak-bolete/)
guide/oak-bolete/)
Bitter Beech Bolete

guide/bitter-beech-bolete/)
guide/bitter-beech-bolete/)
Rooting Bolete
guide/rooting-bolete/)
guide/rooting-bolete/)

Peppery Bolete
guide/peppery-bolete/)
guide/peppery-bolete/)
Chestnut Bolete
guide/chestnut-bolete/)
guide/chestnut-bolete/)
Hortiboletus bubalinus
guide/hortiboletus-bubalinus
guide/hortiboletus-bubalinus/)

Ruby Bolete
guide/ruby-bolete/)
guide/ruby-bolete/)
Bay Bolete
guide/bay-bolete/)
guide/bay-bolete/)
Orange Oak Bolete

guide/orange-oak-bolete/)
guide/orange-oak-bolete/)

Brown Birch Bolete

guide/brown-birch-bolete/)
guide/brown-birch-bolete/)
Orange Birch Bolete

guide/orange-birch-bolete/)
guide/orange-birch-bolete/)
Scarletina Bolete
guide/scarletina-bolete/)
guide/scarletina-bolete/)

Lurid Bolete
guide/lurid-bolete/)
guide/lurid-bolete/)
Bovine Bolete
guide/jersey-cow-fungus/)
guide/jersey-cow-fungus/)
Larch Bolete
guide/larch-bolete/)
guide/larch-bolete/)

Slippery Jack
guide/slippery-jack-2/)
guide/slippery-jack-2/)
Bitter Bolete
guide/bitter-bolete/)
guide/bitter-bolete/)
Red Cracked Bolete

guide/red-cracked-bolete/)
guide/red-cracked-bolete/)

Sepia Bolete
guide/xerocomellus-porospo
guide/xerocomellus-porosporus/)
Penny Bun
guide/cep/)
guide/cep/)
Summer Bolete
guide/summer-bolete/)
guide/summer-bolete/)

St. George's Mushroom

guide/st-georges-mushroom
guide/st-georges-mushroom/)
Giant Puffball
guide/giant-puffball/)
guide/giant-puffball/)
Chanterelle
guide/chanterelle/)
guide/chanterelle/)

Winter Chanterelle
guide/winter-chanterelle/)
guide/winter-chanterelle/)
Shaggy Parasol
guide/shaggy-parasol/)
guide/shaggy-parasol/)
The Ivory Funnel

guide/clitocybe-dealbata/)
guide/clitocybe-dealbata/)

Trooping Funnel
guide/trooping-funnel/)
guide/trooping-funnel/)
Clouded Agaric
guide/clouded-agaric/)
guide/clouded-agaric/)
The Miller
guide/the-miller/)
guide/the-miller/)

Glistening Inkcap
guide/glistening-inkcap/)
guide/glistening-inkcap/)
Common Inkcap
guide/common-inkcap/)
guide/common-inkcap/)
Shaggy Inkcaps
guide/shaggy-inkcap/)
guide/shaggy-inkcap/)

Magpie Fungus
guide/magpie-fungus/)
guide/magpie-fungus/)
Scarlet Caterpillar Club

guide/scarlet-caterpillarclub/
guide/scarlet-caterpillarclub/)
The Bruising Webcap

guide/bruising-webcap/)
guide/bruising-webcap/)

Horn Of Plenty
guide/horn-of-plenty/)
guide/horn-of-plenty/)
Meadow Waxcap
guide/meadow-wax-cap/)
guide/meadow-wax-cap/)
Snowy Waxcap
guide/snowy-wax-cap/)
guide/snowy-wax-cap/)

Poplar Fieldcap
guide/poplar-mushroom/)
guide/poplar-mushroom/)
Freckled Dapperling
guide/freckled-dapperling/)
guide/freckled-dapperling/)
Beefsteak Fungus
guide/beefsteak-fungus/)
guide/beefsteak-fungus/)

Velvet Shank
guide/velvet-shank/)
guide/velvet-shank/)
Funeral Bell
guide/funeral-bell/)
guide/funeral-bell/)
Slimy Waxcap
guide/slimy-waxcap/)
guide/slimy-waxcap/)

Heath Waxcap
guide/heath-waxcap/)
guide/heath-waxcap/)
Parrot Waxcap
guide/parrot-waxcap/)
guide/parrot-waxcap/)
Jubilee Waxcap
guide/jubilee-waxcap/)
guide/jubilee-waxcap/)

Hen of the Woods

guide/hen-of-the-woods/)
guide/hen-of-the-woods/)
Common Rustgill
guide/common-rustgill/)
guide/common-rustgill/)
False Morel
guide/false-morel/)
guide/false-morel/)

White saddle
guide/white-saddle/)
guide/white-saddle/)
Elfin saddle
guide/elfin-saddle/)
guide/elfin-saddle/)
Hedgehog Fungus
guide/hedgehog-fungus/)
guide/hedgehog-fungus/)

Terracotta Hedgehog
guide/terracotta-hedgehog/)
guide/terracotta-hedgehog/)
Golden Waxcap
guide/golden-waxcap-2/)
guide/golden-waxcap-2/)
Scarlet Waxcap, Scarlet Hoo

guide/scarlet-hood/)
guide/scarlet-hood/)

Blackening Waxcap
guide/blackening-waxcap/)
guide/blackening-waxcap/)
Vermillion Waxcap
guide/hygrocybe-miniata/)
guide/hygrocybe-miniata/)
Crimson Waxcap
guide/crimson-wax-cap/)
guide/crimson-wax-cap/)

False Chanterelle
guide/false-chanterelle/)
guide/false-chanterelle/)
Sulphur Tuft
guide/sulphur-tuft/)
guide/sulphur-tuft/)
Deadly Fibrecap
guide/deadly-fibrecap/)
guide/deadly-fibrecap/)

White Fibrecap
guide/inocybe-geophylla/)
guide/inocybe-geophylla/)
Lilac Fibrecap
guide/inocybe-geophylla-var
guide/inocybe-geophylla-var-lilacina/)
Amethyst Deceiver
guide/amethyst-deceiver/)
guide/amethyst-deceiver/)

The Deceiver
guide/deceiver/)
guide/deceiver/)
Weeping Widow
guide/weeping-widow/)
guide/weeping-widow/)
Curry Scented Milkcap

guide/curry-scented-milkcap
guide/curry-scented-milkcap/)

Saffron Milkcap
guide/saffron-milk-cap/)
guide/saffron-milk-cap/)
False Saffron Milkcap

guide/false-saffron-milkcap/
guide/false-saffron-milkcap/)
Bearded Milkcap
guide/lactarius-pubescens/)
guide/lactarius-pubescens/)

Woolly Milkcap
guide/wooly-milk-cap/)
guide/wooly-milk-cap/)
Fleecy Milkcap
guide/fleecy-milkcap/)
guide/fleecy-milkcap/)
Chicken Of The Woods

guide/chicken-of-the-woods
guide/chicken-of-the-woods/)

Stinking Dapperling
guide/stinking-dapperling/)
guide/stinking-dapperling/)
Tawny Funnel Cap

guide/tawny-funnel-cap/)
guide/tawny-funnel-cap/)
Wood Blewit
guide/wood-blewit/)
guide/wood-blewit/)

Field Blewit
guide/field-blewit/)
guide/field-blewit/)
White Domecap
guide/white-domecap/)
guide/white-domecap/)
Giant Funnel
guide/giant-funnel/)
guide/giant-funnel/)

Dusky Puffball
guide/dusky-puffball/)
guide/dusky-puffball/)
Common Puffball
guide/common-puffball/)
guide/common-puffball/)
Stump Puffball
guide/stump-puffball/)
guide/stump-puffball/)

Mosaic Puffball
guide/mosaic-puffball/)
guide/mosaic-puffball/)
Parasol (https://www.wildfo
guide/parasol/)
guide/parasol/)
Fairy Ring Champignons

guide/fairy-ring-champignon
guide/fairy-ring-champignons/)

Blackening Polypore
guide/blackening-polypore/)
guide/blackening-polypore/)
Yellow Morel
guide/yellow-morel/)
guide/yellow-morel/)
Black Morel
guide/black-morel/)
guide/black-morel/)

Semifree Morel
guide/semi-free-morel/)
guide/semi-free-morel/)
Common Morel
guide/morel/)
guide/morel/)
Common Bonnet
guide/common-bonnet/)
guide/common-bonnet/)

Lilac Bonnet
guide/lilac-bonnet/)
guide/lilac-bonnet/)
Rosy Bonnet Mushroom

guide/mycena-rosea/)
guide/mycena-rosea/)
Porcelain Fungus
guide/porcelain-fungus/)
guide/porcelain-fungus/)

Brown Roll Rim

guide/brown-roll-rim/)
guide/brown-roll-rim/)
Dyers Mazegill
guide/dyers-mazegill/)
guide/dyers-mazegill/)
Stinkhorn
guide/stinkhorn/)
guide/stinkhorn/)

Golden Scalycap
guide/golden-scalycap/)
guide/golden-scalycap/)
Shaggy Pholiota
guide/shaggy-pholiota/)
guide/shaggy-pholiota/)
Birch Polypore
guide/birch-polypore/)
guide/birch-polypore/)

Grey Oyster Mushroom

guide/oyster-mushroom/)
guide/oyster-mushroom/)
Dryad's Saddle
guide/dryads-saddle/)
guide/dryads-saddle/)
Pink Meadow Waxcap

guide/pink-meadow-waxcap
guide/pink-meadow-waxcap-2/)

The Goblet
guide/goblet/)
guide/goblet/)
Jelly Tongue
guide/jelly-tongue/)
guide/jelly-tongue/)
Yellow False Truffle

guide/yellow-false-truffle/)
guide/yellow-false-truffle/)

Butter Cap
guide/butter-cap/)
guide/butter-cap/)
Wrinkled Peach
guide/wrinkled-peach/)
guide/wrinkled-peach/)
Blackish Purple Russula

guide/blackish-purple-russul
guide/blackish-purple-russula/)

Yellow Swamp Russula

guide/yellow-swamp-russula
guide/yellow-swamp-russula/)
The Charcoal Burner

guide/charcoal-burner/)
guide/charcoal-burner/)
The Sickener
guide/sickener/)
guide/sickener/)

Geranium Scented Russula

guide/geranium-scented-rus
guide/geranium-scented-russula/)
Beechwood Sickener
guide/beechwood-sickener/
guide/beechwood-sickener/)
Common Yellow Russula

guide/common-yellow-russu
guide/common-yellow-russula/)

Powdery Brittlegill
guide/powdery-brittlegill/)
guide/powdery-brittlegill/)
Green Cracking Russula

guide/russula-virescens/)
guide/russula-virescens/)
Scarlet Elfcup
guide/scarlet-elfcup/)
guide/scarlet-elfcup/)

Common Earthball
guide/common-earth-ball/)
guide/common-earth-ball/)
Cauliflower Fungus
guide/cauliflower-fungus/)
guide/cauliflower-fungus/)
Blue Roundhead
guide/blue-roundhead/)
guide/blue-roundhead/)

The Grey Knight

guide/the-grey-knight/)
guide/the-grey-knight/)
Plums And Custard

guide/plums-and-custard/)
guide/plums-and-custard/)
Truffles (https://www.wildfoo
guide/truffles/)
guide/truffles/)

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Identifying Edible and Poisonous Wild

To identify a mushroom from specific characteristics please use our search

Choose a type of mushroom:

Choose a season of interest:

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

The Great Wood Mushroom

The Blushing Wood Mushroo

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Orange Peel Fungus

White False Death Cap

Sort by common name : Common

Grey Spotted Amanita

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Bitter Beech Bolete

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Orange Oak Bolete

Sort by common name : Common

Brown Birch Bolete

Orange Birch Bolete

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Red Cracked Bolete

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

St. George's Mushroom

Sort by common name : Common

The Ivory Funnel

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Scarlet Caterpillar Club

The Bruising Webcap

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Hen of the Woods

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Scarlet Waxcap, Scarlet Hoo

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common

Curry Scented Milkcap

Sort by common name : Common

False Saffron Milkcap

Sort by common name : Common

Chicken Of The Woods

Sort by common name : Common

Tawny Funnel Cap

Sort by common name : Common

Sort by common name : Common