Not all mushrooms have common names. Some have more than one.
Scientific names are sometimes changed but mushroom enthusiasts
frequently refer to them as they were previously known. We have listed
some of these alternate names. The mushrooms in this list include those in
the main body of the book as well as those listed under "More Edible
Mushrooms".
| Genus |
Species |
Common |
| Agaricus |
arvensis |
Horse Mushroom |
| augustus |
The prince |
| bernardii |
|
bisporus
brunnescens |
Common store mushroom
button mushroom
commercial mushroom |
bitorquis
rodmanii |
Spring agaricus |
| campestris |
Field or meadow mushroom |
| crocodilinus |
Crocodile agaricus |
| fuscofibrillosus |
Bleeding agaricus |
| haemorrhoidarius |
Bleeding agaricus |
| Amanita |
phalloides |
Death cap |
| Armillaria |
matsutake |
Matsutake |
| mellea |
Honey or oak mushroom |
| ponderosa |
American matsutake or pine mushroom,
recently renamed Tricholoma magnivelare |
| Auricularia |
auricula |
Cloud ear mushroom or Judas' ear |
| polytricha |
Wood ear mushroom,
tree ear, or black fungus |
| Boletus |
aereus |
|
| appendiculatus |
Butter bolete |
| badius |
Bay bolete |
| barrowsii |
Barrow's bolete |
| bicolor |
Two-colored bolete |
| edulis |
Porcini, cèpe, or king bolete |
| mirabilis |
Admirable bolete |
| pinicola |
Variant of B. edulis |
| regius |
Regal bolete |
| zelleri |
Zeller's bolete |
| Bovista |
various |
Puffball |
| Calbovista |
various |
Puffball |
| Calvatia |
gigantea |
Puffball |
| Cantharellus |
cibarius |
Golden chanterelle or egg mushroom |
| cinnabarinus |
Cinnabar-red chanterelle |
| lateritius |
Smooth chanterelle |
| subalbidus |
White chanterelle |
| tubaeformis |
Trumpet chanterelle |
| Chlorophyllum |
molybdites
morgani |
Green-spored parasol mushroom |
| Clitocybe |
fragrans |
Fragrant clitocybe |
| odora |
Anise-scented |
| nuda |
Blewit |
| Clitopilus |
prunulus |
Sweetbread mushroom |
| Coprinus |
atramentarius |
Alcohol inky cap |
| comatus |
Shaggy mane, lawyer's wig, or inky cap |
| micaceus |
Mica cap |
| Cortinarius |
armillatus |
Bracelet cortinarius |
| Craterellus |
cornucopioides |
Horn of plenty, trumpet of death,
or black chanterelle |
| Entoloma |
abortivum |
Aborted entoloma |
| Flammulina |
velutipes |
Enoki, velvet foot, golden needle,
or winter mushroom |
| Gomphus |
clavatus |
Pig's ear |
Grifola
Polypilus |
frondosa |
Hen of the woods |
| Gyromitra |
gigas |
Snowbank false morel |
| Helvella |
lacunosa |
Black saddle mushroom |
| Hericium |
coralloides
caput ursi
americanum |
Coral hericium |
| erinaceus |
Bear's head, monkey head, or pom-pom |
| ramosum |
Comb tooth mushroom |
| Hydnum |
repandum |
Hedgehog mushroom or sweet tooth |
| umbilicatum |
Belly-button mushroom |
| Hygrophorus |
russula |
Russula like waxy cap |
| Lactarius |
deliciosus |
Delicious milky cap |
| fragilis |
Candy cap |
| indigo |
Blue milky cap |
| rubrilacteus |
Bleeding milky cap |
| Leccinum |
aurantiacum |
Orange-capped scaber stalk |
| insigne |
Aspen scaber stalk |
| manzanitae |
Manzanita scaber stalk |
| scaber |
Scaber stalk |
| Lentinus |
edodes |
Shiitake, black forest mushroom |
Lepiota
Chlorophyllum |
molybdites |
Green-spored parasol |
| Lepiota |
procera |
Parasol mushroom |
| rhacodes |
Shaggy parasol mushroom
or drumstick mushroom |
Lepista
Clitocybe |
nuda |
Blewit |
| Lycoperdon |
various |
Puffball |
| Marasmius |
oreades |
Fairy-ring mushroom |
| scorodonius |
Garlic marasmius |
| Morchella |
angusticeps |
Morel or sponge |
| conica |
Morel or sponge |
| deliciosa |
Morel or sponge |
| esculenta |
Morel or sponge |
| Phlogiotis |
helvelloides |
Apricot jelly mushroom |
| Pholiota |
nameko |
Nameko |
| aurivella |
Butter mushroom |
| Pleurocybella |
porrigens |
Angels' wings |
| Pleurotus |
ostreatus |
Oyster mushroom |
| sajor-caju |
Oyster mushroom |
| Pluteus |
cervinus |
Fawn mushroom |
Polypilus
Grifola |
frondosa |
Hen of the woods |
| Polyozellus |
multiplex |
Clustered blue chanterelle |
| Polyporus |
umbellatus |
Umbrella polypore |
| Ramaria |
botrytis |
Red-tipped coral mushroom |
| Rozites |
caperata |
Gypsy mushroom or chicken of the woods |
| Russula |
aeruginea |
Tacky green russula |
| cyanoxantha |
Charcoal burner |
| delica |
Short-stem russula |
| nigricans |
Blackening russula |
| vesca |
Bare-toothed russula |
| xerampelina |
Shellfish-scented russula |
| Sparassis |
crispa
radicata |
Cauliflower mushroom |
| Strobilomyces |
confusus
floccopus |
Old man of the woods |
| Stropharia |
rugosoannulata |
Wine-cap stropharia |
| Suillus |
brevipes |
Short-stalked slippery cap |
| granulatus |
Dotted-stalk suillus |
| pictus |
Painted suillus |
| Terfezia |
bouderi |
Black kame |
| claveryi |
Brown kame |
| Tremella |
fuciformis |
Snow mushroom, white jelly fungus,
or silver ear mushroom |
| Tricholoma |
flavovirens
equestre |
Man on horseback |
| magnivelare |
Pine mushroom or American matsutake |
| Tuber |
aestivum |
Summer truffle |
| gibbosum |
Oregon white truffle |
| magnatum |
Italian white truffle |
| melanosporum |
French black truffle |
| texensis |
Texas white truffle |
| Volvariella |
volvacea |
Straw mushroom or paddy straw mushroom |
