Mushrooms growing on trees

This is another photo from my second fungal foray, but one which I’d not included in the previous gallery. Going over the photos again, I decided I really liked the way these fungal bodies sp…

Oyster mushrooms ( Pleurotus ostreatus ) growing on a beech tree. The brownish colour suggests...

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Do you know about Edible Mushrooms that Grow on Trees? Well, here are some tasty ones that you can spot in the wild!

Beyond the greengrocer's shelves lies a galaxy of wild mushrooms to thrill the taste-buds of the discerning collector. But spotting the safe varieties is a fine art, and indiscriminate gatherers risk indigestion... or worse. Stephen Brightwell, a relative of the first commercial mushroom growers in New Zealand, separates the dainties from the deadlies, and delves into the history of mushroom collecting in this country.