All true oyster mushrooms are edible and won't present a major threat to tree health. Plus, they kill and eat roundworms, making them technically carnivorous. Polypores, overall, are common ...

Shaggy mane, also colloquially known as an inky cap or lawyer’s wig and scientifically known as Coprinus comatus, are common, edible mushrooms with many potential health benefits. They usually ...

Pearl oyster mushrooms are some of the most common edible mushrooms and can be found in farmer’s markets and supermarkets across the country. The mushroom is used in a variety of dishes and grow well ...

A useful glossary and a good index complete the volume: Mushrooms and Toadstools: an Account of the more common Edible and Poisonous Fungi of Canada. By H. T. Güssow W. S. Odell. Pp. 274 (128 ...

They comprise a range of species that taxonomists have argued over ever since Christiaan Hendrik Persoon classified Morchella esculenta (the yellow morel, or common morel) in 1794. Different ...