Nameko
Pholiota microspora · 滑子菇
Occasional球盖菇科🍽 Cultivated Edible
A commercially cultivated edible fungus. Buy wild specimens only through reputable, regulated sources.
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.
How to Tell
- Cap orange-brown, coated in a layer of clear slime
- Densely clustered on dead hardwood
- Stem shows a gelatinous ring zone
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 球盖菇科
- Hymenium
- Gills
- Grows On
- Wood
- How Big
- 3–8 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Occasional
- Habitat
- Fallen hardwood such as beech
Fun Fact
The slick coating on its surface is a polysaccharide that locks in moisture during dry spells — it's also what gives miso soup its silky texture when nameko is stirred in.