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

Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) - Cap is irregular, lobed, and wavy, Gills are crowded, white to cream, and deeply decurrent, Stem is short, thick, and eccentric or lateral, Flesh is firm and white, Typically grows in dense, overlapping clusters on wood
Low Risk

Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus ostreatus

Cap is irregular • lobed • and wavy • Gills are crowded • white to cream • and deeply decurrent • Stem is short • thick • and eccentric or lateral • Flesh is firm and white • Typically grows in dense • overlapping clusters on wood

Deer Mushroom (Pluteus cervinus) - Cap large, grayish-tan, radially fibrillose/streaked, Gills dark chocolate brown, free from the stem, Stem pale, lacks both an annulus (ring) and a volva, Growing terrestrially, likely attached to buried wood or deep litter
High Risk Lookalikes

Deer Mushroom

Pluteus cervinus

Cap large • grayish-tan • radially fibrillose/streaked • Gills dark chocolate brown • free from the stem • Stem pale • lacks both an annulus (ring) and a volva • Growing terrestrially • likely attached to buried wood or deep litter

Ornate-stalked Bolete (Retiboletus ornatipes) - Cap is robust, convex, and bright yellow to orange-yellow., Underside consists of yellow, non-gilled pores (Boletaceae)., Stipe is thick, yellow, and covered entirely by a prominent, raised reticulum., Reticulation pattern is yellow near the cap, darkening to brown/black towards the base., Base of the stipe is dark and rooted.
High Risk Lookalikes

Ornate-stalked Bolete

Retiboletus ornatipes

Cap is robust • convex • and bright yellow to orange-yellow. • Underside consists of yellow • non-gilled pores (Boletaceae). • Stipe is thick • yellow • and covered entirely by a prominent • raised reticulum. • Reticulation pattern is yellow near the cap • darkening to brown/black towards the base. • Base of the stipe is dark and rooted.

Dark-purple Tooth (Sarcodon fuscoindicus) - Cap dark indigo to purplish-black, moist and irregular, Hymenium composed of dense, whitish to brownish spines (teeth), Context (flesh) distinctly zoned, showing dark purple/black near the surface and bright rusty orange below, Robust, fleshy structure, Mycorrhizal association, found on forest floor
Low Risk

Dark-purple Tooth

Sarcodon fuscoindicus

Cap dark indigo to purplish-black • moist and irregular • Hymenium composed of dense • whitish to brownish spines (teeth) • Context (flesh) distinctly zoned • showing dark purple/black near the surface and bright rusty orange below • Robust • fleshy structure • Mycorrhizal association • found on forest floor

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

Questionable Stropharia (Stropharia ambigua) - Viscid yellow to golden cap, Densely shaggy white floccose stem, White appendiculate veil fragments on cap edge, Gills turning dark purplish-brown, White, non-staining flesh
Toxic

Questionable Stropharia

Stropharia ambigua

Viscid yellow to golden cap • Densely shaggy white floccose stem • White appendiculate veil fragments on cap edge • Gills turning dark purplish-brown • White • non-staining flesh

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