Edible Ascomycetes
Morchella Americana (Morchella esculenta)
Morchella diminutiva, ’Tulip Tree Morel'
Morchella angusticeps (Morchella elata)
Morchella punctipes (Morchella semilibera)
Hypomyces lactifluorum ‘Lobster Mushroom’
Aleuria aurantia ‘Orange Peel Fungus’
Toxic to Deadly Ascomycetes: Gyromitra species
EDIBLE AGARICS: Gilled Mushrooms
Agaricus arvensis
Agaricus bisporus
Agaricus campestris
Amanita fulva
Amanita vaginata
Amanita jacksonii
Amanita rubescens: Poisonous
lookalike is Amanita flavorubescens
Most other amanitas will make you sick. These two Amanitas are deadly:
Amanita bisporigera (Amanita virosa)
Amanita phalloides
Armillaria gallica
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria sinapina
Armillaria solidipes (Has caused illness in some).
Desarmillaria tabescens (Ringless Honey Mushrooms)
Chlorphyllum rhacodes (Macrolepiota rachodes) Poisonous lookalike is Chlorophylum molybdites
Clitopilus prunulus
Coprinellus disseminatus
Coprinellus micaceus
Coprinopsis
atramentaria (toxic with alcohol)
Coprinus comatus Cortinarius caperatus (Rozites caperata)
Cortinarius armillatus
Cortinarius caperatus
Cortinarius
violaceus
Eating any other Cortinarius species is highly discouraged. Galerina marginata
(Galerina autumnalis) is a deadly member
of the Cortinarius family. Entoloma abortivum
Flammulina velutipes
Hygrophorus russula Hymenopellis furfuracea
Hypholoma capnoides
Hypholoma lateritium (H. sublateritium)
Hypholoma fasiculare – toxic
Hysizigus ulmarius
Infundibulocybe gibba (Clitocybe gibba)
Laccaria
amethystina
Laccaria bicolor
Laccaria laccata
Laccaria nobilis
Laccaria ochropurpurea
Lacrymaria lacrymabunda (Psathyrella vellutina)
Lactarius indigo
Lactifluus corrugis
Lactarius thyinos Lactifluus hygrophoroides
Lactifluus volemus
Lactifluus deceptivus Lepista
nuda (Clitocybe nuda): Poisonous lookalike is Cortinarius alboviolaceus.
Leucoagaricus americanus
(Lepiota americana)
Lyophyllum decastes
Macrolepiota procera (Lepiota procera): Poisonous lookalike is Chlorophylum
molybdites.
Marasmius oreades
Megocollybia
rodmanii (Tricholomopsis platyphylla)
Pholiota aurivella ‘Golden Pholiota’: Other Pholiotas are
possibly toxic.
Pleurotus ostreatus
Pleurotus pulmonarius
Pleurotus dryinus
Psathyrella candolleana
Russula parvovirescens
Russula crustosa
Russula mariae
Russula variata
Russula vinacea Avoid red
russulas that taste hot (Russula emetica
and lookalikes) Stropharia
rugosoannulata ‘Wine Cap’
Tricholoma caligatum
Tricholoma matsutake
Tricholoma portentosum
EDIBLE BOLETES Baorangia
bicolor (Boletus bicolor)
Boletus clavipes Boletus
edulis
Boletus nobilis
Boletus nobilissimus
Boletus pinophilus
Boletus varipes
Boletus separans
Poisonous lookalike to
the Boletus edulis group is Boletus huronensis
Bitter lookalike Tylopilus felleus
Boletus pallidus
Gyroporus castaneus
Gyroporus cyanescens Leccinum holopus
Leccinum rugosiceps
Leccinum vulpinum
(aurantiacum) Suillus cavipes Suillus granulatus
Suillus pictus
Tylopilus alboater
EDIBLE POLYPORES
Albatrellus confluens
Albatrellus ovinus
Albatrellus cristatus Bondazewia
bekeleyi
Fistulina
hepatica
Laetiporus
cincinnatus
Laetiporus sulphureus Meripilus sumsteinei Polyporus squamosus Polyporus
umbellatus
EDIBLE CORAL MUSHROOMS Artomyces
pyxidata (Clavicorona pyxidata) Clavulina coralloides Ramaria botrytis
EDIBLE FUNGI WITH VEINS Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus
cinnabarinus
Cantharellus lateritius
Craterellus
cornucopioides
Craterellus ignicolor
Craterellus lutescens
Craterellus tubaeformis Poisonous lookalikes: Omphalotus illudens, Turbinellus floccosus (Gomphus floccous) and Turbinellus
kaufmanii (Gomphus kaufmanii)
EDIBLE TOOTH FUNGI
Hericium erinaceus
Hericium coralloides
Hericium americana Hydnum
repandum
Hydnum umbilicatum
EDIBLE PUFFBALLS Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon pyriforme
Calvatia gigantea
Calvatia craniformis
Calvatia cyathiformis
Poisonous puffball
lookalike is Scleroderma spp. in the Boletales Order
EDIBLE CLUB FUNGI
Clavariadelphus
ligula
Clavariadelphus
truncatus