Top 9 Most Common Mushrooms in Greenland
Delve into the fascinating world of fungi in Greenland, a pristine arctic nation, blessed with a unique ecosystem that favors the growth of an array of mushrooms. Discover the top 9 most common mushrooms that thrive in Greenland's subarctic climate, enriched soil, and diverse local flora. With a significant teeming biodiversity, Greenland harbors a commendable richness of mushroom species, each possessing distinctive features and adaptations suited to the harsh climate. Join us in this enlightening exploration into Greenland's mycological wonders.
Most Common Mushrooms
1. Crinkled snow lichen
At the base, the frizzy and upright-growing, pale greenish-yellow snowflakes have a tan color. The mark is whitish colored. The individual bearing lobes have an angular, netzrunzelige surface, which consist of slightly flattened to concave non-runny sections. The lobes are 2 - 10 mm wide. It is easily confused with the hooded lichen (Flavocetraria cucullata), whose bearing lobes are almost rouletted towards the base and smooth inside.
2. Tiger's eye
The tiger's eye is a showy little fungus with a tough cap that is thin and fringed. The species' common name is derived from its coloration; the tiger's eye sports swirls of brown, tan, and burnt orange, making it look similar to the semi-precious stone of the same name.
3. Milk-white brittlegill
Fruitbodies of the large milk-white brittlegill (Russula delica) arise from the forest floor already quite formed, a fact which results in dirty and pockmarked caps. “Delica” means “without milk,” and this mushroom can be most readily distinguished from the lookalike Fleecy Milkcap by its lack of milky latex exudate.
4. Brown birch-bolete
The brown birch-bolete is common around the northern hemisphere. It grows beneath birch trees and is usually easy to identify by its brown cap and scaly stem, the latter of which is referenced in its scientific name Leccinum scabrum. Occasionally, however, it can be found sporting a white cap.
5. Moor club
6. Russula subrubens
7. Yellowleg bonnet
The yellowleg bonnet (Mycena epipterygia) often has blushes of yellow along its dainty stalk. The species' cap and gills, however, show greater variability in their color, ranging from grey-yellow to brown-yellow to tan in hue. Yellowleg bonnets are found in temperate forests across Europe and North America, where they usually associate with species of pine.
8. Scurfy deceiver
Scurfy deceiver is a small nondescript mushroom with a negligible odor. It is common to the acidic soils of European woodlands and heathlands. The mushroom will often form symbiotic relationships with pine trees. As the mushroom matures, the cap begins to roll up, until it is inverted.
9. Rufous milkcap
Rufous milkcap(Lactarius rufus) is identifiable via both its shape and its dark red fruit bodies. They are rarely solitary and tend to sprout in scattered or clustered groups. Although this mushroom may have once been foraged for consumption, more recent research asserts the species to be poisonous. Consumption is therefore discouraged.
