MushieMushrooms by habitat and tree partner
Where a mushroom grows narrows thousands of species down to a small group before you even look at the cap. Choose the habitat where you found your mushroom—from a backyard lawn after rain to a mossy conifer log.
Safety first. Never eat a wild mushroom based on an app or a website. Confirm identification and edibility in person with a qualified local expert. Cooking, drying and freezing do not remove most mushroom toxins.
Lawns, Yards & Grass Identify common mushrooms growing in lawns, yards and pastures after rain—from field mushrooms and shaggy ink caps to poisonous yellow stainers and fool's funnel. 11 species in this habitat →
Dead Wood, Logs & Stumps Identify mushrooms that grow on rotting logs, dead trees and stumps: oyster mushroom, velvet shank, honey fungus, sulphur tuft and the deadly funeral bell. 12 species in this habitat →
Oak & Beech Broadleaf Woods Guide to wild mushrooms that grow under oak, beech and chestnut trees: chanterelle, porcini, horn of plenty, lion's mane and the deadly death cap. 12 species in this habitat →
Pine, Spruce & Conifer Forests Identify wild mushrooms that grow in pine, spruce and mossy conifer woods: porcini, chanterelle, fly agaric, false morel, bitter bolete and deadly webcap. 12 species in this habitat →
Pastures, Meadows & Fairy Rings Why mushrooms grow in fairy rings and how to tell pasture species apart: field mushroom, parasol and fairy ring champignon vs fool's funnel and death cap. 9 species in this habitat →
Living Trees & Standing Trunks Identify bracket, spine and cluster mushrooms growing on living tree trunks and roots: chicken of the woods, lion's mane, oyster mushroom and honey fungus. 6 species in this habitat →
Found a mushroom outdoors?
Snap the cap, underside and stem with Mushie to see possible species and dangerous look-alikes for its habitat. Results are suggestions, never a safe-to-eat verdict.