Edible Mushrooms UK

• Amanita caesarea (Caesar’s Mushroom)
• Armillaria mellea
• Boletus badius
• Chroogomphus rutilus (pine-spikes or spike-caps)
• Calvatia gigantea (Giant Puffball)
• Clavariaceae species (coral fungus family)
• Clavulinaceae species (coral fungus family)
• Coprinus comatus, the Shaggy mane. Must be cooked as soon as possible after harvesting or the caps will first turn dark and unappetizing, then deliquesce and turn to ink. Not found in markets for this reason.
• Cortinarius variicolor
• Fistulina hepatica (beefsteak polypore or the ox tongue)
• Hygrophorus chrysodon

• Lactarius salmonicolor
• Lactarius subdulcis (mild milkcap)
• Lactarius volemus
• Laetiporus sulphureus (Sulphur shelf). Also known by names such as the “chicken mushroom”, “chicken fungus”, sulphur shelf is a distinct bracket fungus popular among mushroom hunters.
• Leccinum aurantiacum (Red-capped scaber stalk)
• Leccinum scabrum (Birch bolete)
• Lepiota procera
• Macrolepiota procera Parasol Mushroom – Globally, it is widespread in temperate regions
• Polyporus squamosus (Dryad’s saddle and Pheasant’s back mushroom)
• Polyporus mylittae
• Ramariaceae species (coral fungus family)
• Rhizopogon luteolus
• Russula, some members of this genus are edible.
• Sparassis crispa. Also known as “cauliflower mushroom”.
• Suillus bovinus
• Suillus granulatus
• Suillus luteus
• Suillus tomentosus
• Tricholoma terreum