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 6 of 46 mushroom species

Scaly Tooth Mushroom (Sarcodon imbricatus) - Cap dark brown, robust, covered in large, dark, overlapping scales (imbricate)., Hymenium composed of pale, brittle, decurrent spines (teeth) instead of gills., Stem thick, pale brown, often eccentric., Terrestrial growth, typically associated with coniferous trees (pine/spruce).
Low Risk

Scaly Tooth Mushroom

Sarcodon imbricatus

Cap dark brown • robust • covered in large • dark • overlapping scales (imbricate). • Hymenium composed of pale • brittle • decurrent spines (teeth) instead of gills. • Stem thick • pale brown • often eccentric. • Terrestrial growth • typically associated with coniferous trees (pine/spruce).

Cauliflower Mushroom (Sparassis radicata) - Large, compact, brain-like structure, Composed of numerous flattened, wavy, ruffled lobes, Pale cream to yellowish-tan coloration, Grows at the base of trees or on buried wood/roots, Texture is firm but flexible
Low Risk

Cauliflower Mushroom

Sparassis radicata

Large • compact • brain-like structure • Composed of numerous flattened • wavy • ruffled lobes • Pale cream to yellowish-tan coloration • Grows at the base of trees or on buried wood/roots • Texture is firm but flexible

Slippery Jack (Group) (Suillus salmonicolor) - Cap highly viscid (slimy) and glossy, Cap color reddish-orange to deep red, Hymenium consists of yellow tubes/pores, Stem robust, brownish, possibly glandular dotted (obscured by dirt), Flesh appears yellowish, staining reaction unknown
High Risk Lookalikes

Slippery Jack (Group)

Suillus salmonicolor

Cap highly viscid (slimy) and glossy • Cap color reddish-orange to deep red • Hymenium consists of yellow tubes/pores • Stem robust • brownish • possibly glandular dotted (obscured by dirt) • Flesh appears yellowish • staining reaction unknown

Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) - Thin, flexible, bracket-like fruiting body, Cap surface distinctly zoned with concentric color rings (brown, tan, white), Velvety or finely hairy texture on the cap, Pore surface white to cream, visible pores (polypore), Grows sessile on decaying wood
Low Risk

Turkey Tail

Trametes versicolor

Thin • flexible • bracket-like fruiting body • Cap surface distinctly zoned with concentric color rings (brown • tan • white) • Velvety or finely hairy texture on the cap • Pore surface white to cream • visible pores (polypore) • Grows sessile on decaying wood

Red Raspberry Slime Mold (Tubifera ferruginosa) - Bright red to pinkish-red color, Bumpy, raspberry-like surface, Grows on decaying organic matter, Lacks a distinct cap, gills, or stem
Low Risk

Red Raspberry Slime Mold

Tubifera ferruginosa

Bright red to pinkish-red color • Bumpy • raspberry-like surface • Grows on decaying organic matter • Lacks a distinct cap • gills • or stem

White Cheese Polypore (Tyromyces chioneus) - Sessile bracket fungus, lacking a stem, Pure white to cream color throughout, Soft, fleshy, and watery texture when fresh, Growing directly on dead or dying hardwood, Underside covered in fine, white pores (not gills)
Low Risk

White Cheese Polypore

Tyromyces chioneus

Sessile bracket fungus • lacking a stem • Pure white to cream color throughout • Soft • fleshy • and watery texture when fresh • Growing directly on dead or dying hardwood • Underside covered in fine • white pores (not gills)