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A guide to some of the edible mushroom found in Ontario.

Note: This is only for use as an educational tool. Do NOT eat any mushroom you find without checking with a skilled forager or following the mushroom key identification system.

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Cantharellus phasmatis 1
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Cantharellus flavus 2
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Red Chanterelle 3
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
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Yellowfoot 4
Craterellus tubaeformis
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Black Trumpet 5
Craterellus fallax
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pig's ears 6
Gomphus clavatus
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Wood Hedgehog 7
Hydnum repandum
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depressed hedgehog 8
Hydnum umbilicatum
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ash-tree bolete 9
Boletinellus merulioides
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King Bolete 10
Boletus edulis
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Old-man-of-the-woods 10
Strobilomyces strobilaceus
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Cornflower Bolete 11
Gyroporus cyanescens
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Russell's Bolete 12
Aureoboletus russellii
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Purple-veiled Slippery Jack 10
Suillus luteus
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Chicken Fat Mushroom 13
Suillus americanus
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Short-stalked Suillus 14
Suillus brevipes
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Larch Bolete 15
Suillus grevillei
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Brown Birch-bolete 16
Leccinum scabrum
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Painted Suillus 17
Suillus spraguei
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conic morel 14
Verpa conica
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Mes-7 18
Morchella prava
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black morel 19
Morchella angusticeps
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white morel 20
Morchella americana
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Shellfish-scented Russula 21
Russula xerampelina
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Yellow Swamp Brittlegill 22
Russula claroflava
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lobster mushroom 11
Hypomyces lactifluorum
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saffron milkcap 21
Lactarius deliciosus
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indigo milk cap 23
Lactarius indigo
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Meadow Mushroom 24
Agaricus campestris
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Horse Mushroom 25
Agaricus arvensis
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Wine-cap Stropharia 26
Stropharia rugosoannulata
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fairy ring marasmius 27
Marasmius oreades
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deceiver 21
Laccaria laccata
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Rosy Slime Spike 21
Gomphidius subroseus
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Slimy Spike 28
Gomphidius glutinosus
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Shaggy Mane 29
Coprinus comatus
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Chrome-footed Bolete 30
Harrya chromapes
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Plums-and-Custard 10
Tricholomopsis rutilans
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Dotted-stalked Suillus 31
Suillus granulatus
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Amethyst Deceiver 32
Laccaria amethystina
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Common Ink Cap 33
Coprinopsis atramentaria
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Armillaria solidipes 34
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mica cap 35
Coprinellus micaceus
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Dryad's Saddle 36
Cerioporus squamosus
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Beefsteak Polypore 37
Fistulina hepatica
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deer mushroom 38
Pluteus cervinus
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chicken of the woods 39
Laetiporus sulphureus
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hen of the woods 37
Grifola frondosa
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Lilac oysterling 40
Panus conchatus
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Late Oyster 41
Sarcomyxa serotina
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Bear's Head Tooth 13
Hericium americanum
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angel's wings 42
Pleurocybella porrigens
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Oyster Mushroom 43
Pleurotus ostreatus
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Coral tooth fungus 44
Hericium coralloides
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Jelly Ear 45
Auricularia auricula-judae
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Pear-shaped Puffball 46
Apioperdon pyriforme
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crown-tipped coral fungus 47
Artomyces pyxidatus
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common puffball 48
Lycoperdon perlatum
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giant puffball 49
Calvatia gigantea
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orange peel fungus 50
Aleuria aurantia

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