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hairy panus
Meet the Mushrooms

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

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Jack O’Lantern – (Omphalotus olearius)
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Jack O’Lantern – (Omphalotus olearius)

Previous Next 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

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Nameko – (Pholiota nameko)

Previous slide Next slide Nameko is the most cultivated mushroom by volume in Japan, for a reason. It is considered a valuable medicinal mushroom with cancer fighting properties, and the

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Phoenix Oyster
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Phoenix Oyster – (Pleurotus pulmonarius)

Phoenix Oyster – (Pleurotus pulmonarius) mushrooms are the true summer oyster, that prefer warmer temperatures and can be distinguished from white-spored P.ostreatus with their beautiful lilac colored spore-prints. Most strains

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King Oyster – (Pleurotus eryngii)

King Oyster – (Pleurotus eryngii) taste exactly like the freshest scallops you could ever dream of and can become addictive. The entire mushroom is basically an enlarged, tender stem, that

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parasol
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Parasol – (Amerilepiota procera)

Parasol mushrooms can be found in most temperate climates worldwide, and are easy to identify since they are tall have a slightly shaggy, brown cap. Green spored parasol (poisonous with

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Reishi “RED” – (Ganoderma lucidum)

Reishi “RED” – (Ganoderma lucidum) – This is red capped, commercial Chinese strain of Reishi, also known as the “Mushroom of Immortality” or Ling-Chi. This mushroom is beautifully lacquered with

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Shaggy Mane – (Coprinus comatus)

Previous slide Next slide Shaggy Manes are super easy to identify for beginners, and are typically harvested in the morning, since they literally “melt’ by midday. Shaggies prefer composted livestock

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Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)

Previous slide Next slide Turkey Tail is a mushroom that grows on hardwood, has beautiful multicolored zones and it is very easy to identify. Although not directly edible due to

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Chestnut Fungus – Pholiota adiposa

A cousin of the slimy Nameko (Pholiota nameko) this wonderful clustering, wood loving mushroom forms dense clusters of beautiful, dark orange gilled mushrooms with a slightly shaggy cap, without the

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Bricktop – Hypholoma sublateritium

An edible species related to the poisonous Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare), this mushroom is very aggressive and prolific, sometimes evicting other mushrooms out of their patches to set up camp.

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Cauliflower – Sparassis crispa

Previous slide Next slide Cauliflower mushrooms are unusual looking fungi that create wavy, brain coral like structures that are typically found at the base of dying or injured conifers. They

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Woodear – Auricularia americana

Previous slide Next slide Wood ears are classified as jelly fungi, and are essentially flavorless but used for their blood thinning properties and their crunchy seaweed salad like texture. Wood

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