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Beyond the greengrocer's shelves lies a galaxy of wild mushrooms to thrill the taste-buds of the discerning collector. But spotting the safe varieties is a fine art, and indiscriminate gatherers risk indigestion... or worse. Stephen Brightwell, a relative of the first commercial mushroom growers in New Zealand, separates the dainties from the deadlies, and delves into the history of mushroom collecting in this country.

Oyster mushrooms ( Pleurotus ostreatus ) growing on a beech tree. The brownish colour suggests...

How to identify the Turkey Tail Mushroom or Trametes versicolor, one of the most commonly found mushrooms in North America.

aka: Velvet Foot, Winter Mushroom, Enokitake Etymology Flammulina is derived from the Latin flammeus, meaning “small flame”, referring to the color. Velutipes is the conjunction of two …

BRACKET FUNGI ON TREE

With Fungi, Australian photographer Steve Axford opens the doors to the fascinating world of fungi, capturing the diversity, bright colors and amazing shapes