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Boletus edulis or edible Boletus, native to Europe, known in Italian as fungo porcino (plural porcini) (pig mushroom), in German as Steinpilz (stone mushroom), in Russian as Белый гриб, Bely grib (white mushroom), in French as the cèpe, and in the UK as the penny bun. It is also known as the king bolete, and is renowned for its ...
Calocybe gambosa, commonly known as St. George's mushroom, is an edible mushroom that grows mainly in fields, grass verges and roadsides. Deriving its common name from when it first appears in the UK , namely on St George's Day (23 April).
Craterellus tubaeformis (formerly Cantharellus tubaeformis) is an edible fungus, also known as the winter chanterelle, [2] yellowfoot, winter mushroom, or funnel chanterelle. It was reclassified from Cantharellus , which has been supported by molecular phylogenetics .
Collybia nuda, commonly known as the blewit [2] or wood blewit [3] [4] and previously described as Lepista nuda and Clitocybe nuda, is an edible mushroom native to Europe and North America. Described by Pierre Bulliard in 1790, it was also known as Tricholoma nudum for many years.
Raw chanterelle mushrooms are 90% water, 7% carbohydrates, including 4% dietary fiber, 1.5% protein, and have negligible fat. A 100 gram reference amount of raw chanterelles supplies 38 kilo calories of food energy and the B vitamins , niacin and pantothenic acid , in rich content (20% or more of the Daily Value , DV), 27% DV of iron , with ...
Fools Funnel mushrooms are often mistaken for edible mushrooms (Sigrid Jakob/Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0) Panther Caps are more uncommon in the UK. Their caps are around 5-12cm in diameter and are ...
Satan's bolete (Rubroboletus satanas) is a very poisonous mushroom. Boletes are susceptible to infection by the fungus Hypomyces chrysospermus, also known as the bolete eater. [12] [13] Xerocomellus boletes are edible, but not highly prized.
Several species of Lactarius, Lactifluus and Russula are valued as excellent edible mushrooms. This is the case for example for the north temperate species Lactarius deliciosus , Lactifluus volemus , or Russula vesca , and other species are popular in other parts of the world, e.g. Lactarius indigo in Mexico, or Lactifluus edulis in tropical ...