Mushroom Identification Reference Gallery

Browse a curated gallery of mushrooms with AI-generated mushroom ID insights. Each entry in this mushroom identifier collection is designed to help you visually compare species traits with your own finds.

Showing 8 of 60 mushroom species

Basket Stinkhorn (Clathrus ruber) - Bright orange to red lattice structure, Hollow, cage-like fruiting body, Emerges from a white 'egg' stage (volva), Foul, putrid odor (when gleba is present), Grows terrestrially among debris
Low Risk

Basket Stinkhorn

Clathrus ruber

Bright orange to red lattice structure • Hollow • cage-like fruiting body • Emerges from a white 'egg' stage (volva) • Foul • putrid odor (when gleba is present) • Grows terrestrially among debris

White Worm Coral (Clavaria vermicularis) - Pure white, unbranched, cylindrical fruiting bodies, Tips are pointed or slightly blunt, Rubbery or waxy texture when fresh, Grows densely clustered (cespitose), Arising directly from soil or moss
Low Risk

White Worm Coral

Clavaria vermicularis

Pure white • unbranched • cylindrical fruiting bodies • Tips are pointed or slightly blunt • Rubbery or waxy texture when fresh • Grows densely clustered (cespitose) • Arising directly from soil or moss

Clouded Funnel (Clitocybe nebularis) - Cap large, greyish-brown, depressed to funnel-shaped, Gills crowded, white to cream, deeply decurrent, Stem thick, fibrous, often paler than cap, Wavy, sometimes lobed cap margin in maturity, Grows terrestrially in clusters among leaf litter
Toxic

Clouded Funnel

Clitocybe nebularis

Cap large • greyish-brown • depressed to funnel-shaped • Gills crowded • white to cream • deeply decurrent • Stem thick • fibrous • often paler than cap • Wavy • sometimes lobed cap margin in maturity • Grows terrestrially in clusters among leaf litter

Blewit (Clitocybe nuda) - Cap brownish-pink, smooth, convex to flat, Gills crowded, adnate, distinct lilac/purple color, Stem robust, pale lilac, fibrous, Growing in grass/soil environment
High Risk Lookalikes

Blewit

Clitocybe nuda

Cap brownish-pink • smooth • convex to flat • Gills crowded • adnate • distinct lilac/purple color • Stem robust • pale lilac • fibrous • Growing in grass/soil environment

Red Lattice Stinkhorn (Colus hirudinosus) - White basal volva (egg-like base), Short, spongy orange-to-red stalk, Vertical columns joined at the apex, Red net-like (clathrate) lattice at the top, Dark, slimy, foul-smelling spore mass
Toxic

Red Lattice Stinkhorn

Colus hirudinosus

White basal volva (egg-like base) • Short • spongy orange-to-red stalk • Vertical columns joined at the apex • Red net-like (clathrate) lattice at the top • Dark • slimy • foul-smelling spore mass

Common Inkcap (Coprinopsis atramentaria) - Ovoid to bell-shaped greyish cap, Gills liquefying into black ink, Slender, white, hollow stem, Fine brownish-grey scales on cap surface, Found in grassy areas or near wood
Toxic

Common Inkcap

Coprinopsis atramentaria

Ovoid to bell-shaped greyish cap • Gills liquefying into black ink • Slender • white • hollow stem • Fine brownish-grey scales on cap surface • Found in grassy areas or near wood

Magpie Ink Cap (Coprinopsis picacea) - Bell-shaped dark brown to black cap, Large white woolly veil patches, Deliquescing (liquefying) black gills, Smooth white hollow stem, Association with deciduous leaf litter
Toxic

Magpie Ink Cap

Coprinopsis picacea

Bell-shaped dark brown to black cap • Large white woolly veil patches • Deliquescing (liquefying) black gills • Smooth white hollow stem • Association with deciduous leaf litter

Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus) - Cylindrical, elongated cap shape, Dense, shaggy, upward-pointing white scales, Gills are crowded, free, and pure white when immature, Grows terrestrially in grass or disturbed soil
Low Risk

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Cylindrical • elongated cap shape • Dense • shaggy • upward-pointing white scales • Gills are crowded • free • and pure white when immature • Grows terrestrially in grass or disturbed soil