This is a list of the mushrooms from "The Fungi of California" that are: (1.) Large enough to be considered for the table. (2.) Generally considered edible for most people. (3.) Fairly commonly eaten in California or elsewhere. Please read our general notices on mushroom edibility and pay close attention to the edibility information on each species.
A | B | CD | EF | GH | IJ | KL | MN | OP | QR | S | T | UV | WXYZ
- A -
- Agaricus arvensis
- Agaricus augustus
- Agaricus benesi
- Agaricus bernardii
- Agaricus bisporus
- Agaricus bitorquis
- Agaricus campestris
- Agaricus cupreo-brunneus
- Agaricus fusco-fibrillosus
- Agaricus fuscovelatus
- Agaricus lilaceps
- Agaricus pattersonae
- Agaricus perobscurus
- Agaricus silvicola
- Agaricus smithii
- Agaricus subrutilescens
- Aleuria aurantia
- Amanita lanei
- Amanita constricta
- Amanita pachycolea
- Amanita vaginata
- Amanita velosa
- Armillaria mellea
- Armillaria ponderosa: Tricholoma magnivelare
- Armillariella mellea: Armillaria mellea
- B -
- Bear's Head: Hericium abietis
- Birch Bolete: Leccinum scabrum
- Black Chanterelle: Craterellus cornucopioides
- Black Elfin Saddle: Helvella lacunosa
- Blewitt: Clitocybe nuda
- Boletus aereus
- Boletus appendiculatus
- Boletus chrysenteron
- Boletus edulis
- Boletus truncatus
- Boletus zelleri
- Butter Bolete: Boletus appendiculatus
- Button Mushroom: Agaricus bisporus
- C - D -
- Calbovista subsculpta
- Camarophyllus pratensis
- Candy Cap: Lactarius rubidus
- Cantharellus cibarius
- Cantharellus subalbidus
- Cantharellus tubaeformis
- Cauliflower mushroom: Sparassis crispa
- Champignon: Agaricus campestris
- Chanterelle: Cantharellus cibarius
- Chroogomphus vinicolor
- Clitocybe nuda
- Clitopilus prunulus
- Coccoli: Amanita calyptrata
- Coccora: Amanita calyptrata
- Coprinus comatus
- Craterellus cornucopioides
- Cypress Agaricus: Agaricus lilaceps
- Dacrymyces palmatus
- Deer Mushroom: Pluteus cervinus
- Dentinum repandum: Hydnum repandum
- Dentinum umbilicatum: Hydnum umbilicatum
- E - F -
- Entoloma bloxami
- Entoloma madidum: Entoloma bloxami
- Fairy Ring Mushroom: Marasmius oreades
- Flammulina velutipes
- Floccularia albolanaripes
- G - H -
- Grisette: Amanita constricta
- Grisette: Amanita pachycolea
- Grisette: Amanita vaginata
- Hedgehog: Hydnum repandum
- Hedgehog: Hydnum umbilicatum
- Helvella lacunosa
- Hericium abietis
- Hericium erinaceus
- Hericium ramosum
- Honey Mushroom: Armillaria mellea
- Horn of Plenty: Craterellus cornucopioides
- Horse Mushroom: Agaricus arvensis
- Hydnum repandum
- Hygrophorus pratensis: Camarophyllus pratensis
- I - J -
- K - L -
- King Bolete: Boletus edulis
- Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis
- Lactarius deliciosus
- Lactarius fragilis var. rubidus: Lactarius rubidus
- Lactarius rubidus
- Lactarius rubrilacteus
- Laetiporus gilbertsonii
- Leccinum manzanitae
- Leccinum scabrum
- Lepiota naucina: Leucoagaricus naucinus
- Lepiota rachodes: Macrolepiota rachodes
- Lepista nuda: Clitocybe nuda
- Leucoagaricus leucothites
- Leucoagaricus naucinus: Leucoagaricus leucothites
- Lion's Mane: Hericium erinaceus
- M - N -
- Macrolepiota rachodes
- Man on Horseback: Tricholoma flavovirens
- Matsutake: Tricholoma magnivelare
- Marasmius oreades
- Meadow Mushroom: Agaricus campestris
- Morchella deliciosa
- Morchella elata
- Morel: Morchella deliciosa
- Morel: Morchella elata
- O - P -
- Orange Cup: Aleuria aurantia
- Oyster Mushroom: Pleurotus ostreatus
- Pig's Ears: Gomphus clavatus
- Pine Spike: Chroogomphus vinicolor
- Pleurotus ostreatus
- Porcini: Boletus edulis
- Prince: Agaricus augustus
- Puffball: Lycoperdon perlatum
- Q - R -
- Queen Bolete: Boletus aereus
- S -
- Sarcodon imbricatus
- Shaggy Mane: Coprinus comatus
- Shaggy Parasol: Macrolepiota rachodes
- Slippery Jack: Suillus pungens
- Sparassis crispa
- Sparassis radicata: Sparassis crispa
- Spring Amanita: Amanita velosa
- Suillus brevipes
- Suillus pungens
- Suillus tomentosus
- Sulphur Shelf: Laetiporus gilbertsonii
- Sweetbread Mushroom: Clitopilus prunulus
- T -
- U - V -
- Velvet foot: Flammulina velutipes
- Volvariella speciosa
- W - X - Y - Z -
- Western Grisette: Amanita pachycolea
- White Chanterelle: Cantharellus subalbidus
- Yellow Chanterelle: Cantharellus cibarius
- Yellow Foot: Cantharellus tubaeformis
- Yellow Morel: Morchella deliciosa