Top 20 Edible Mushrooms Popular in Cuilapan de Guerrero

1. Indigo milk cap

This gorgeous species is unlike any other. The indigo milk cap, a member of the often-drab russula family, is deep blue in color. Like other milk caps, it bleeds a latex-like substance when cut or damaged, but instead of the usual white this species bleeds deep blue.

2. Amethyst deceiver

The amethyst deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) is a breathtaking mushroom that pops up from coniferous forest floors. The caps are a striking violet color in youth and are generally flat with a small indentation when the stem connects. As they mature, this violet color transforms to a less than breathtaking grey color, making it quite hard to identify after a certain age positively. Not edible.

3. Meadow mushroom

The meadow mushroom grows in meadows and pastures around the world—especially those rich in manure—when the weather is warm and wet. They are known to appear in “fairy ring” shapes. Originally identified in Europe, it is possible that North American specimens identified as meadow mushrooms may genetically belong to other species.

4. Shaggy mane

The shaggy mane mushroom is commonly found in North American and European grasslands. Some peoples foraged for its young egg-shaped caps, but it has more recently been found to be a bioaccumulator of heavy metals, meaning it pulls toxic metals up from the soil where it grows. As a result, shaggy manes should not be eaten. The mushrooms usually appear in clusters or “fairy rings.”

5. Blue-staining slippery jack

If you come across a blue-staining slippery jack (Suillus tomentosus) in the wilderness, chances are you're adventuring through a conifer forest after heavy rain. True to the common name, the caps can stain your hands a brownish-blue color. The surface area of the cap has a velvety texture when young.

6. Scutiger pes-caprae

7. Blewit

The blewit mushroom grows in fallen leaves in autumn and winter, sometimes appearing in ‘fairy ring’ circles. It can be used to make a green dye when chopped and boiled in an iron pot. The scientific name, Lepista nuda, derives from Latin words meaning “bare goblet,” a reference to the shape and texture of the mushroom.

8. Russell's bolete

Russell's bolete is a unique-looking bolete with an attractive appearance that makes it easy to spot underneath oaks and other hardwood trees. It is distinctive for its slender stem which is also shaggy and pocketed. Unlike similar species, russell's bolete’s cap does not become sticky.

9. Fried chicken mushroom

Lyophyllum decastes, often referred to as the fried chicken mushroom, is a gregarious species of mushroom found across North America that is particularly prevalent along the west coast. Though the species' dull brown cap and whitish stalk are rather unremarkable, it does have the tendency to grow in very large clusters, which may help to distinguish it from similar-looking species, some of which are quite toxic.

10. Ivory woodwax

Ivory woodwax (Hygrophorus eburneus) prefers to sprout in moist and loamy soil. Common to thickets and similarly grassy areas, this species is easily identifiable due to its color and its slimy, almost waxlike coating. Specimens have been recorded in Europe, North American and Northern Africa.

11. Rosso coral fungus

Rosso coral fungus's coral cap and short, white base makes it easy to distinguish from other species. It is often found either growing alone or in groups under conifers and hardwood trees. Its resemblance to coral also gives the mushroom its common name, "coral fungus."

12. Changle

A beautiful fungus resembling undersea coral, the changle (Ramaria flava) appears as a bright tuft of lemony or sulfurous yellow when young. It fades into a deeper brown shade with age. The changle's cluster of branches is hard to distinguish from other coral species, some of which are quite poisonous.

13. Wine-colored Agaric

Much like many other Agaricus, the wine-colored Agaric (Agaricus subrutilescens) lives happily on the floors of conifer forests but can be identified by its dark burnt-maroon color and shaggy appearance of the stem. They are distinguished by their delightful, fruity fragrance. Don't be too tempted by the smell, however; these mushrooms can cause severe gastric issues in those who consume them.

14. Shingled hedgehog

Shingled hedgehog(Sarcodon imbricatus) is often found in the company of fir trees, and it is therefore partial to mountainous or hilly regions. Endemic to Europe and North America, the species is prone to forming fairy rings. It fruits in early autumn.

15. Aniseed cockleshell

16. Saffron milk cap

Growing wild in the northern hemisphere and introduced to Australia, the saffron milk cap is found in pine forests during autumn. As the name implies, these mushrooms have been harvested for cooking for a long time. They have been known to cause stomach upset in some individuals, however, and carry a risk of being contaminated with heavy metals, so forage with caution.

17. Silky sheath

Silky sheaths (Volvariella bombycina) are widely distributed, being found in temperate and sub-tropical forests around the world, but rare. The fruitbody emerges from a silky-textured volva, and the mushroom's white or off-white cap is usually quite smooth as well. One of this species' favored microhabitats is the rotted knotholes of mature maples, elms, oaks, or beeches.

18. Giant sawgill

The impressively large caps of the giant sawgill (Neolentinus ponderosus) can spread up 30 cm across and encompass entire decaying stumps and logs. Unlike other mushrooms, the giant sawgill thrives in the hotter, drier months. Look for them near Ponderosa Pines.

19. Toothed jelly fungus

This whimsically-named mushroom has a global distribution and a unique appearance. Toothed jelly fungus has a white, translucent - almost spectral - coloration and sports little downward pointing "teeth" on the underside of its cap. Although its toothed underside may scream "hedgehog mushroom", it is actually a member of a separate genus (Pseudohydnum, as opposed to Hydnum).

20. Lung oyster

Developing all around the northern hemisphere, lung oyster mushrooms grow in overlapping shelf-like clusters on deciduous branches, trunks, and fallen logs in the wild. They are easy to cultivate on other substrates, like spent coffee grounds and sawdust, for commercial production. They are generally considered safe to eat, although some people may develop allergies.

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