Mushroom Guide · all 166 species by family
Every one of the 166 real fungi in the Mushroom Guide, grouped into 65 families. Each page has ID notes, easily confused look-alikes, size, habitat and real photos. Not sure of the name? Go back to the guide and filter by silhouette, where it grows, colour or size.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
Agaricaceae13 species
Almond mushroomAgaricus subrufescens
Button mushroomAgaricus bisporus
Common puffballLycoperdon perlatum
Deadly dapperling ☠️Lepiota brunneoincarnata
Field mushroomAgaricus campestris
Flowerpot parasol ⚠️Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
Giant puffballCalvatia gigantea
Green-spored parasol ⚠️Chlorophyllum molybdites
Horse mushroomAgaricus arvensis
Parasol mushroomMacrolepiota procera
Shaggy ink capCoprinus comatus
Shaggy parasolChlorophyllum rhacodes
Yellow stainer ⚠️Agaricus xanthodermus
Amanitaceae13 species
American CaesarAmanita jacksonii
Caesar's mushroomAmanita caesarea
Death cap ☠️Amanita phalloides
Destroying angel ☠️Amanita virosa
East Asian death cap ☠️Amanita fuliginea
East Asian yellow death cap ☠️Amanita subjunquillea
False death cap ⚠️Amanita citrina
Fly agaric ⚠️Amanita muscaria
GrisetteAmanita vaginata
Half-dyed slender caesarAmanita hemibapha
Panther cap ⚠️Amanita pantherina
Smith's amanita ⚠️Amanita smithiana
The blusherAmanita rubescens
Russulaceae10 species
Blackening brittlegillRussula nigricans
Charcoal burnerRussula cyanoxantha
Green-cracking russulaRussula virescens
HatsudakeLactarius hatsudake
Indigo milk capLactarius indigo
Japanese russula ⚠️Russula japonica
Rank russula ☠️Russula subnigricans
Saffron milk capLactarius deliciosus
The sickener ⚠️Russula emetica
Woolly milkcap ⚠️Lactarius torminosus