Mushrooms

Tremella fuciformis (Snow fungus, white fungus or silver tree-ear fungus) is an edible jelly fungus, used in Chinese cuisine. It is found growing in subtropical regions of the world.

Sparassis crispa is a species of parasitic mushroom commonly known as Cauliflower mushroom. It looks like a sea sponge, a brain, or a head of cauliflower. It is the best known and widely collected mushroom in Europe and eastern North America.

Sparassis crispa can grow to 10-25 cm tall, with fruiting body of light brown-yellow to yellow-gray or a creamy white cauliflower color. It is unlikely to be mistaken for any poisonous or inedible mushrooms due to its unique look and size. It is a parasite to the roots various

Fistulina hepatica or Beefsteak Polypore or Ox Tongue, is an unusual agaric bracket fungus commonly found in Britain. It can also be found in North America, Australia, and Europe. It can be found on oaks and sweet chestnut, on living or dead wood, from August to end of autumn. In Australia, it can be found growing from wounds in Eucalyptus trees. 

Boletus edulis is an edible fungus in genus Boletus of the family Boletaceae. It is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, across Europe, Asia and North America, and does not occur naturally in Southern Hemisphere. Boletus eduis is commonly known as porcini and cep.

Boletus edulis grows in deciduous and coniferous forests and tree plantations, forming symbiotic ectomycorrhizal with living trees. It develops sheaths of fungal tissue around the tree's underground roots. In summer and autumn, the fungus produces spore-bearing fruit bodies above the ground. The fruit body consists of a large and imposing brown cap which can grow up to 35 cm in diameter and weight 3 kilograms. It has tube extending downward from the underside of the cap. At maturity, spores are released through the tube opening or pores. The pore surface of the fungus is whitish when young, and greenish-yellow when aged. The stem is yellowish in color, and can grow to 25 cm tall and 10 cm thick, and partially covered with a raised network pattern (reticulations).

Cortinarius violaceus is one of the many violet-colored Cortinarius species. It has the deepest violet color which sometimes appear black and making it difficult to notice in woodland. Cortinarius violaceus is sometimes known as Violet Webcap, and can be found in North America, Europe, Central America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. In Europe, it is found growing during autumn in deciduous woodland among oak, birch and beech, occasionally with conifers. In North America, it is quite common in Mount Rainier National Park and Olympic National Park.

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