Orangutany Guide

Wild Mushrooms by Region

By Priya Sharma · Orangutany

Every species page includes a global distribution map showing where it's been found, using occurrence data from GBIF. Here's a quick way to explore mushrooms by the region you're in.

Boletus edulis (porcini) growing on the forest floor in a European woodland
Boletus edulis (porcini) on the forest floor in Poland — Photo: Staszek99 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

North America

From Morels in the Midwest to Chanterelles in the Pacific Northwest, the most commonly foraged species across the US and Canada.

Green Elfcup (Chlorociboria aeruginascens)

Green Elfcup

Horse Mushroom (Agaricus arvensis)

Horse Mushroom

Button Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)

Button Mushroom

Field Mushroom (Agaricus campestris)

Field Mushroom

Yellow Stainer (Agaricus xanthodermus)

Yellow Stainer

Spring Fieldcap (Agrocybe praecox)

Spring Fieldcap

Caesar's Mushroom (Amanita caesarea)

Caesar's Mushroom

False Death Cap (Amanita citrina)

False Death Cap

Jewelled Amanita (Amanita gemmata)

Jewelled Amanita

American Caesar's Mushroom (Amanita jacksonii)

American Caesar's Mushroom

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)

Fly Agaric

Panther Cap (Amanita pantherina)

Panther Cap

Death Cap (Amanita phalloides)

Death Cap

Blushing Bride (Amanita novinupta)

Blushing Bride

The Blusher (Amanita rubescens)

The Blusher

Tawny Grisette (Amanita fulva)

Tawny Grisette

Destroying Angel (Amanita virosa)

Destroying Angel

Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea)

Honey Fungus

Wood Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae)

Wood Ear

Yellow Fieldcap (Bolbitius titubans)

Yellow Fieldcap

Porcini (Boletus edulis)

Porcini

Pine Bolete (Boletus pinophilus)

Pine Bolete

Summer Cep (Boletus reticulatus)

Summer Cep

St. George's Mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)

St. George's Mushroom

Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea)

Giant Puffball

Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)

Golden Chanterelle

Pacific Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus formosus)

Pacific Golden Chanterelle

Cinnabar Chanterelle (Cantharellus cinnabarinus)

Cinnabar Chanterelle

Yellowfoot Chanterelle (Cantharellus tubaeformis)

Yellowfoot Chanterelle

Dryad's Saddle (Cerioporus squamosus)

Dryad's Saddle

Green-spored Parasol / The Vomiter (Chlorophyllum molybdites)

Green-spored Parasol / The Vomiter

Shaggy Parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes)

Shaggy Parasol

Red Cage Stinkhorn (Clathrus ruber)

Red Cage Stinkhorn

Clouded Funnel (Clitocybe nebularis)

Clouded Funnel

Ivory Funnel (Clitocybe dealbata)

Ivory Funnel

Wood Blewit (Lepista nuda)

Wood Blewit

Deadly Conocybe (Conocybe filaris)

Deadly Conocybe

Mica Cap (Coprinellus micaceus)

Mica Cap

Common Ink Cap (Coprinopsis atramentaria)

Common Ink Cap

Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus)

Shaggy Mane

Magpie Inkcap (Coprinopsis picacea)

Magpie Inkcap

Scarlet Caterpillar Club (Cordyceps militaris)

Scarlet Caterpillar Club

Van Duzer's Cortinarius (Cortinarius vanduzerensis)

Van Duzer's Cortinarius

Fool's Webcap (Cortinarius orellanus)

Fool's Webcap

Deadly Webcap (Cortinarius rubellus)

Deadly Webcap

Black Trumpet (Craterellus cornucopioides)

Black Trumpet

Trumpet Chanterelle (Craterellus tubaeformis)

Trumpet Chanterelle

Pioppino (Cyclocybe aegerita)

Pioppino

Cramp Balls (Daldinia concentrica)

Cramp Balls

Livid Pinkgill (Entoloma sinuatum)

Livid Pinkgill

Beefsteak Fungus (Fistulina hepatica)

Beefsteak Fungus

Enoki (Flammulina velutipes)

Enoki

Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina)

Birch Polypore

Funeral Bell (Galerina marginata)

Funeral Bell

Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa)

Hen of the Woods

Spectacular Rustgill (Gymnopilus junonius)

Spectacular Rustgill

Yellow-gilled Gymnopilus (Gymnopilus luteofolius)

Yellow-gilled Gymnopilus

Green-Staining Gymnopilus (Gymnopilus viridans)

Green-Staining Gymnopilus

False Morel (Gyromitra esculenta)

False Morel

Coral Tooth Fungus (Hericium coralloides)

Coral Tooth Fungus

Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus)

Lion's Mane

Hedgehog Mushroom (Hydnum repandum)

Hedgehog Mushroom

Bleeding Tooth Fungus (Hydnellum peckii)

Bleeding Tooth Fungus

Scarlet Waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea)

Scarlet Waxcap

False Chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca)

False Chanterelle

Brick Cap (Hypholoma lateritium)

Brick Cap

Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare)

Sulphur Tuft

Deadly Fibrecap (Inocybe erubescens)

Deadly Fibrecap

Bay Bolete (Imleria badia)

Bay Bolete

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)

Chaga

Sheathed Woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis)

Sheathed Woodtuft

Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina)

Amethyst Deceiver

The Deceiver (Laccaria laccata)

The Deceiver

Indigo Milk Cap (Lactarius indigo)

Indigo Milk Cap

Woolly Milk Cap (Lactarius torminosus)

Woolly Milk Cap

Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)

Chicken of the Woods

Orange Birch Bolete (Leccinum aurantiacum)

Orange Birch Bolete

Brown Birch Bolete (Leccinum scabrum)

Brown Birch Bolete

Deadly Dapperling (Lepiota brunneoincarnata)

Deadly Dapperling

Stinking Dapperling (Lepiota cristata)

Stinking Dapperling

Field Blewit (Lepista saeva)

Field Blewit

Yellow Houseplant Mushroom (Leucocoprinus birnbaumii)

Yellow Houseplant Mushroom

Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)

Common Puffball

Pear-shaped Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme)

Pear-shaped Puffball

Fairy Ring Mushroom (Marasmius oreades)

Fairy Ring Mushroom

Black Morel (Morchella elata)

Black Morel

Common Morel (Morchella esculenta)

Common Morel

Dog Stinkhorn (Mutinus caninus)

Dog Stinkhorn

Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata)

Common Bonnet

Bleeding Mycena (Mycena haematopus)

Bleeding Mycena

Jack O'Lantern Mushroom (Omphalotus olearius)

Jack O'Lantern Mushroom

Blue Meanies (Panaeolus cyanescens)

Blue Meanies

Brown Rollrim (Paxillus involutus)

Brown Rollrim

Dune Stinkhorn (Phallus hadriani)

Dune Stinkhorn

Common Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)

Common Stinkhorn

Dyeball (Pisolithus arhizus)

Dyeball

Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)

Oyster Mushroom

Summer Oyster (Pleurotus pulmonarius)

Summer Oyster

Willow Shield (Pluteus salicinus)

Willow Shield

Allen's Psilocybe (Psilocybe allenii)

Allen's Psilocybe

Golden Teacher / Magic Mushroom (Psilocybe cubensis)

Golden Teacher / Magic Mushroom

Wavy Cap (Psilocybe cyanescens)

Wavy Cap

Liberty Cap (Psilocybe semilanceata)

Liberty Cap

Blue Ringer / Stuntz's Blue Legs (Psilocybe stuntzii)

Blue Ringer / Stuntz's Blue Legs

Pink-tipped Coral (Ramaria botrytis)

Pink-tipped Coral

Satan's Bolete (Rubroboletus satanas)

Satan's Bolete

Short-stemmed Russula (Russula brevipes)

Short-stemmed Russula

Charcoal Burner (Russula cyanoxantha)

Charcoal Burner

The Sickener (Russula emetica)

The Sickener

Green-cracking Russula (Russula virescens)

Green-cracking Russula

Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum)

Common Earthball

Cauliflower Mushroom (Sparassis crispa)

Cauliflower Mushroom

Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum)

Hairy Curtain Crust

Wine Cap / King Stropharia (Stropharia rugosoannulata)

Wine Cap / King Stropharia

Weeping Bolete (Suillus granulatus)

Weeping Bolete

Slippery Jack (Suillus luteus)

Slippery Jack

Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)

Turkey Tail

Witch's Butter (Tremella mesenterica)

Witch's Butter

Yellow Knight (Tricholoma equestre)

Yellow Knight

Matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake)

Matsutake

Black Truffle (Tuber melanosporum)

Black Truffle

Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus felleus)

Bitter Bolete

Early Morel (Verpa bohemica)

Early Morel

Red-cracking Bolete (Xerocomellus chrysenteron)

Red-cracking Bolete

Golden Trumpet (Xeromphalina campanella)

Golden Trumpet

Dead Man's Fingers (Xylaria polymorpha)

Dead Man's Fingers

Europe

Home to centuries of foraging tradition. Porcini in Italy, Chanterelles in Scandinavia, Death Caps in England.

Green Elfcup (Chlorociboria aeruginascens)

Green Elfcup

Horse Mushroom (Agaricus arvensis)

Horse Mushroom

Field Mushroom (Agaricus campestris)

Field Mushroom

Yellow Stainer (Agaricus xanthodermus)

Yellow Stainer

Spring Fieldcap (Agrocybe praecox)

Spring Fieldcap

Caesar's Mushroom (Amanita caesarea)

Caesar's Mushroom

False Death Cap (Amanita citrina)

False Death Cap

Jewelled Amanita (Amanita gemmata)

Jewelled Amanita

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)

Fly Agaric

Panther Cap (Amanita pantherina)

Panther Cap

Death Cap (Amanita phalloides)

Death Cap

Blushing Bride (Amanita novinupta)

Blushing Bride

The Blusher (Amanita rubescens)

The Blusher

Tawny Grisette (Amanita fulva)

Tawny Grisette

Destroying Angel (Amanita virosa)

Destroying Angel

Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea)

Honey Fungus

Wood Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae)

Wood Ear

Yellow Fieldcap (Bolbitius titubans)

Yellow Fieldcap

Porcini (Boletus edulis)

Porcini

Pine Bolete (Boletus pinophilus)

Pine Bolete

Summer Cep (Boletus reticulatus)

Summer Cep

St. George's Mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)

St. George's Mushroom

Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea)

Giant Puffball

Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)

Golden Chanterelle

Cinnabar Chanterelle (Cantharellus cinnabarinus)

Cinnabar Chanterelle

Yellowfoot Chanterelle (Cantharellus tubaeformis)

Yellowfoot Chanterelle

Dryad's Saddle (Cerioporus squamosus)

Dryad's Saddle

Green-spored Parasol / The Vomiter (Chlorophyllum molybdites)

Green-spored Parasol / The Vomiter

Shaggy Parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes)

Shaggy Parasol

Red Cage Stinkhorn (Clathrus ruber)

Red Cage Stinkhorn

Clouded Funnel (Clitocybe nebularis)

Clouded Funnel

Ivory Funnel (Clitocybe dealbata)

Ivory Funnel

Wood Blewit (Lepista nuda)

Wood Blewit

Deadly Conocybe (Conocybe filaris)

Deadly Conocybe

Mica Cap (Coprinellus micaceus)

Mica Cap

Common Ink Cap (Coprinopsis atramentaria)

Common Ink Cap

Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus)

Shaggy Mane

Magpie Inkcap (Coprinopsis picacea)

Magpie Inkcap

Scarlet Caterpillar Club (Cordyceps militaris)

Scarlet Caterpillar Club

Fool's Webcap (Cortinarius orellanus)

Fool's Webcap

Deadly Webcap (Cortinarius rubellus)

Deadly Webcap

Black Trumpet (Craterellus cornucopioides)

Black Trumpet

Trumpet Chanterelle (Craterellus tubaeformis)

Trumpet Chanterelle

Pioppino (Cyclocybe aegerita)

Pioppino

Cramp Balls (Daldinia concentrica)

Cramp Balls

Livid Pinkgill (Entoloma sinuatum)

Livid Pinkgill

Beefsteak Fungus (Fistulina hepatica)

Beefsteak Fungus

Enoki (Flammulina velutipes)

Enoki

Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina)

Birch Polypore

Funeral Bell (Galerina marginata)

Funeral Bell

Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)

Reishi

Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa)

Hen of the Woods

Spectacular Rustgill (Gymnopilus junonius)

Spectacular Rustgill

Yellow-gilled Gymnopilus (Gymnopilus luteofolius)

Yellow-gilled Gymnopilus

False Morel (Gyromitra esculenta)

False Morel

Coral Tooth Fungus (Hericium coralloides)

Coral Tooth Fungus

Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus)

Lion's Mane

Hedgehog Mushroom (Hydnum repandum)

Hedgehog Mushroom

Bleeding Tooth Fungus (Hydnellum peckii)

Bleeding Tooth Fungus

Scarlet Waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea)

Scarlet Waxcap

False Chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca)

False Chanterelle

Brick Cap (Hypholoma lateritium)

Brick Cap

Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare)

Sulphur Tuft

Green-Staining Inocybe (Inocybe aeruginascens)

Green-Staining Inocybe

Deadly Fibrecap (Inocybe erubescens)

Deadly Fibrecap

Bay Bolete (Imleria badia)

Bay Bolete

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)

Chaga

Sheathed Woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis)

Sheathed Woodtuft

Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina)

Amethyst Deceiver

The Deceiver (Laccaria laccata)

The Deceiver

Saffron Milk Cap (Lactarius deliciosus)

Saffron Milk Cap

Indigo Milk Cap (Lactarius indigo)

Indigo Milk Cap

Woolly Milk Cap (Lactarius torminosus)

Woolly Milk Cap

Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)

Chicken of the Woods

Orange Birch Bolete (Leccinum aurantiacum)

Orange Birch Bolete

Brown Birch Bolete (Leccinum scabrum)

Brown Birch Bolete

Shiitake (Lentinula edodes)

Shiitake

Deadly Dapperling (Lepiota brunneoincarnata)

Deadly Dapperling

Stinking Dapperling (Lepiota cristata)

Stinking Dapperling

Field Blewit (Lepista saeva)

Field Blewit

Yellow Houseplant Mushroom (Leucocoprinus birnbaumii)

Yellow Houseplant Mushroom

Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)

Common Puffball

Pear-shaped Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme)

Pear-shaped Puffball

Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiota procera)

Parasol Mushroom

Fairy Ring Mushroom (Marasmius oreades)

Fairy Ring Mushroom

Black Morel (Morchella elata)

Black Morel

Common Morel (Morchella esculenta)

Common Morel

Dog Stinkhorn (Mutinus caninus)

Dog Stinkhorn

Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata)

Common Bonnet

Bleeding Mycena (Mycena haematopus)

Bleeding Mycena

Jack O'Lantern Mushroom (Omphalotus olearius)

Jack O'Lantern Mushroom

Brown Rollrim (Paxillus involutus)

Brown Rollrim

Dune Stinkhorn (Phallus hadriani)

Dune Stinkhorn

Common Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)

Common Stinkhorn

Dyeball (Pisolithus arhizus)

Dyeball

Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)

Oyster Mushroom

Summer Oyster (Pleurotus pulmonarius)

Summer Oyster

Willow Shield (Pluteus salicinus)

Willow Shield

Flying Saucer (Psilocybe azurescens)

Flying Saucer

Wavy Cap (Psilocybe cyanescens)

Wavy Cap

Liberty Cap (Psilocybe semilanceata)

Liberty Cap

Pink-tipped Coral (Ramaria botrytis)

Pink-tipped Coral

Satan's Bolete (Rubroboletus satanas)

Satan's Bolete

Charcoal Burner (Russula cyanoxantha)

Charcoal Burner

The Sickener (Russula emetica)

The Sickener

Green-cracking Russula (Russula virescens)

Green-cracking Russula

Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum)

Common Earthball

Cauliflower Mushroom (Sparassis crispa)

Cauliflower Mushroom

Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum)

Hairy Curtain Crust

Wine Cap / King Stropharia (Stropharia rugosoannulata)

Wine Cap / King Stropharia

Weeping Bolete (Suillus granulatus)

Weeping Bolete

Slippery Jack (Suillus luteus)

Slippery Jack

Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)

Turkey Tail

Witch's Butter (Tremella mesenterica)

Witch's Butter

Yellow Knight (Tricholoma equestre)

Yellow Knight

Summer Truffle (Tuber aestivum)

Summer Truffle

Bianchetto Truffle (Tuber borchii)

Bianchetto Truffle

Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus felleus)

Bitter Bolete

Early Morel (Verpa bohemica)

Early Morel

Paddy Straw Mushroom (Volvariella volvacea)

Paddy Straw Mushroom

Red-cracking Bolete (Xerocomellus chrysenteron)

Red-cracking Bolete

Golden Trumpet (Xeromphalina campanella)

Golden Trumpet

Dead Man's Fingers (Xylaria polymorpha)

Dead Man's Fingers

Asia

Traditional medicine meets gourmet cuisine. Shiitake, Reishi, Matsutake, and thousands more.

Southern Hemisphere

Many Northern Hemisphere species were accidentally introduced via imported trees. Some native species are found nowhere else.

Cookeina sulcipes, a bright cup fungus growing on tropical forest wood among mosses
Cookeina sulcipes, a tropical cup fungus found in rainforests across Southeast Asia — Photo: K.PORNCHAI / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Golden chanterelle mushroom growing among moss on a northern forest floor
A golden chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius) in a northern forest — Photo: Arthur Kaljas / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Every species includes a global distribution map showing reported sightings from GBIF. For detailed species identification, see MushroomExpert.com. Browse all species