Morel “Blonde” – (Morchella americana)
Morels are the most recognized and sought after mushroom on the planet, rivaling truffles in their elusiveness and difficulty in cultivation. Fortunately they are now being grown with some degree …
Meet the Mushrooms
Maitake “Hen of the Woods” – (Grifola frondosa)
Hen of the Woods, or Maitake, is a beautiful, clustering polypore mushroom that ranks as one of the best medicinal foods in the woods. Our strain was cloned from the …
Lion’s Mane “Tufted” – (Hericium americanum)
A mushroom that tastes like lobster? Become a believer and this will be one of your favorite edible mushrooms that you ever grow. Hericium fruit have spines, not gills, and …
Lion’s Mane “Pom Pom” – (Hericium erinaceus)
A mushroom that tastes like YES crabmeat! Hericium fruit have spines, not gills, and can be found fruiting on a variety of hardwood trees. Nearly identical in appearance and flavor …
Garden Giant / Wine Cap / King Stropharia – (Stropharia rugosoannulata)
Garden Giant / Wine Cap / King Stropharia – (Stropharia rugosoannulata) ABOUT • FEATURES • LOOK-ALIKES • PROFILE • NUTRITION • MEDICINE • HELPFUL LINKS • RECIPE • MYCOREMEDIATION Fun …
Iceman Polypore – (Fomes fomentarius)
One of the tinder mushrooms found in “Otzi the Iceman”s possessions, cloned from a native specimen right here in the Southeastern US. This beautiful polypore has been used for centuries …
Enoki “Velvet Foot” – (Flammulina velutipes)
Enoki mushrooms, known mostly in Asia for it’s reported anti-cancer properties, are commonly added raw to hot soups. This one also is excellent sauteed lightly and mixed into salads. When …
Jack O’Lantern – (Omphalotus olearius)
Jack O’Lanterns are bioluminescent mushrooms that possess the ability to produce Luciferase, an enzyme responsible for the glowing gills, which is an ATP/Phosporylation pathway. This pathway can be useful for …
Hairy Panus – (Panus lacomtei)
This beautiful, fuzzy little Panus colonizes hardwood sawdust and chips and is also a sun-tolerant species for full sun applications where shade is a limiting factor. Recent studies from Brazil …
Glowing Panellus – (Panellus stipticus)
A small, luminescent, gilled mushroom native to the US mostly found on the East Coast on deciduous hardwood logs and stumps. The gills of Glowing Panellus glow brightly in complete …
Chicken of the Woods – (Laetiporus spp.)
Most of our Chicken of the woods strains are isolated from native stock on the East Coast of the U.S., meaning they prefer hardwoods, specifically varieties of oak. Chicken of …
Birch Polypore “Blue Ridge” – (Fomitopsis betulina = Piptoporus betulinus)
A firm, corky, hoof-shaped bracket mushroom, this unique fungus has shown strong antibacterial activity, making it a good candidate for making powders and extracts for tinctures. Traditionally used as a …