List of Common and Latin Names of Edible Mushrooms
Sorted by Latin name
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- Horse Mushroom Agaricus arvensis
- The Prince Agaricus augustus
- Cultivated Mushroom Agaricus bisporus
- Field Mushroom Agaricus campestris
- Red Staining Mushroom Agaricus silvaticus
- Wood Mushroom Agaricus silvicola
- Caesar's mushroom Amanita caesarea
- Fine-Scaly Honey fungus Armillaria cepistipes
- Honey fungus Armillaria mellea
- Jew's Ear Auicularia Auricula-Judae
- Bronzy Bolete Boletus aereus

- Summer Bolete Boletus aestivalis
- Spindle-stemmed Bolete Boletus appendiculatus
- Bay boletus Boletus badius
- Penny Bun/Cép Boletus edulis

- Dotted-stem Bolete Boletus luridiformis
- Lurid Bolete Boletus luridus
- Pinewood Penny Bun Boletus pinophilus
- St George's mushroom Calocybe gambosa
- Common Chantarelle Cantharellus cibarius

- Horn of Plenty Cantharellus cornucopioides
- Golden Chantarelle Cantharellus lutescens
- Trumpet Chantarelle Cantharellus tabaeformis
- The Miller Clitopilus prunulus
- Shaggy Ink Cap/Lawyers Wig Corprinus comatus
- Gypsy Mushroom Cortinarius caperatus (Rozites Caperatus)
- Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina Hepatica
- Velvet Shank/Winter Fungus/Enokitake Flammulina velutipes
- Giant Puff Ball Galvatia Giantea
- Hen of the Woods Grifola Frondosa
- Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus Castaneus
- Cornflower Bolete Gyroporus Cyanescens
- Common Hedgehog Fungus Hydnum repandum
- Buff Wax-cap Hygrocybe Pratensis
- Crimson Wax-cap Hygrocybe Punicea
- Snowy Wax-cap Hygrocybe Virginea
- Conifer Tuft Hypholoma Capnoides
- Two-toned Wood-tuft Kuehneromyces Mutabilis
- Saffron Milk Cap Lactarius Deliciosus
- Tawney Milk Cap Lactarius Volemus
- Chicken of the Woods Laetiporus sulphureus
- Giant Puff-Ball Langermannia gigantea
- Orange birch bolete Leccinum versipelle
- Parasol Mushroom Lepiota procera
- Shaggy Parasol Lepiota rhacodes
- Strong-scented Blewit Lepista irina
- Wood Blewit Lepista nuda
- Blue Legs Lepista personata
- Field Blewit Lepista saeva
- Common Puff Ball Lycoperdon perlantum
- Clustered Gray Gill Lyophyllum decastes
- Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades
- Parasol Mushroom Macrolepiota procera
- Giant Polypore Meripilus Giganteus.
- Black Morel Morchella elata
- Morel Morchella esculenta

- Morel Morchella vulgaris
- Yellow Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus
- Trumpet Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus cornucopiae
- Umbel Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus eryngii
- Common Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus
- Dryad's Saddle Polyporus Squamosus
- Yellow Swamp Russule Russula claroflava
- Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha
- Almond Russule Russula Integria
- Tall Russule Russula paludosa
- Yellow-staining Russule Russula puellaris
- Idoform-scented Russule Russula turci
- Bare-toothed Russule Russula vesca
- Vinaceous Russule Russula vinosa
- Crab Russule Russula xerampelina
- Cauliflower Fungus Sparassis crispa
- Dotted-stalk Bolete Suillus granulatus
- Slippery jack Suillus luteus
- St George's Mushroom Tricholoma gambosun (Calocybe gambosun)
- Gray and Yellow Knight-cap Tricholoma portentosum
- Gray Knight-cap Tricholoma terreum
- Summer Truffle Tuber aestivum
- White Truffle Tuber megnatum

- Perigord Truffle Tuber melanosporum

Fruiting Seasons of Edible Mushrooms
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | St George's mushroom Calocybe gambosa![]() |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Black Morel Morchella elata![]() |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | St George's Mushroom Tricholoma gambosun (Calocybe gambosun)![]() |
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- | - | - | Fairy Ring Champignon Marasmius oreades![]() |
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- | - | - | - | Chicken of the Woods Laeriporus sulphureus![]() |
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- | - | - | Bronzy Bolete Boletus aereus![]() ![]() |
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- | - | - | Summer Bolete Boletus aestivalis![]() |
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- | - | - | Spindle-stemmed Bolete Boletus appendiculatus![]() |
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- | - | - | Orange birch bolete Leccinum versipelle![]() |
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- | - | - | Trumpet Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus cornucopiae![]() |
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- | - | Cultivated Mushroom Agaricus bisporus![]() |
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- | - | Field Mushroom Agaricus campestris![]() |
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- | - | Honey fungus Armillaria mellea![]() |
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- | - | Penny Bun/Cép Boletus edulis![]() ![]() |
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- | - | Lurid Bolete Boletus luridus![]() |
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- | - | Common Chantarelle Cantharellus cibarius![]() ![]() |
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- | - | Horn of Plenty Cantharellus cornucopioides![]() |
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- | - | Giant Puff Ball Galvatia Giantea![]() |
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- | - | Saffron Milk Cap Lactarius Deliciosus![]() |
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- | - | Giant Puff-Ball Langermannia gigantea![]() |
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- | - | Common Puff Ball Lycoperdon perlantum![]() |
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Common Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus![]() |
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- | - | Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha![]() |
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- | - | Idoform-scented Russule Russula turci![]() |
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- | - | Bare-toothed Russule Russula vesca![]() |
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- | - | Cauliflower Fungus Sparassis crispa![]() |
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- | - | Gray Knight-cap Tricholoma terreum![]() |
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- | - | Summer Truffle Tuber aestivum![]() |
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- | - | - | Pinewood Penny Bun Boletus pinophilus![]() |
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- | - | - | Chestnut Bolete Gyroporus Castaneus![]() |
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- | - | - | Parasol Mushroom Lepiota procera![]() |
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- | - | - | Crab Russule Russula xerampelina![]() |
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- | - | Horse Mushroom Agaricus arvensis![]() |
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- | - | Red Staining Mushroom Agaricus silvaticus![]() |
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- | - | Wood Mushroom Agaricus silvicola![]() |
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- | - | Caesar's mushroom Amanita caesarea![]() |
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- | - | The Miller Clitopilus prunulus![]() |
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- | - | Shaggy Ink Cap/Lawyers Wig Corprinus comatus![]() |
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- | - | Crimson Wax-cap Hygrocybe Punicea![]() |
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- | - | Common Hedgehog Fungus Hydnum repandum![]() |
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- | - | Tawney Milk Cap Lactarius Volemus![]() |
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- | - | Clustered Gray Gill Lyophyllum Decastes![]() |
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- | - | Parasol Mushroom Macrolepiota procera![]() |
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- | - | Gypsy Mushroom Cortinarius caperatus (Rozites Caperatus)![]() |
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- | - | Tall Russule Russula paludosa![]() |
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- | - | Yellow-staining Russule Russula puellaris![]() |
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- | - | Gray and Yellow Knight-cap Tricholoma portentosum![]() |
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- | Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina Hepatica![]() |
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- | Hen of the Woods Grifola Frondosa![]() |
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- | Bay boletus Boletus badius![]() |
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- | Dotted-stalk Bolete Suillus granulatus![]() |
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Velvet Shank/Winter Fungus/Enokitake Flammulina velutipes![]() |
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Key
Main Fruiting Season
Can also be found

Can also be found
The following will be added to the above table when I get a bit more time
- Fine-Scaly Honey fungus Armillaria cepistipes
- Dotted-stem Bolete Boletus luridiformis
- Golden Chantarelle Cantharellus lutescens
- Trumpet Chantarelle Cantharellus tabaeformis
- Cornflower Bolete Gyroporus Cyanescens
- Buff Wax-cap Hygrocybe Pratensis
- Snowy Wax-cap Hygrocybe Virginea
- Conifer Tuft Hypholoma Capnoides
- Strong-scented Blewit Lepista irina
- Blue Legs Lepista personata
- Yellow Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus citrinopileatus
- Umbel Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus eryngii
- Yellow Swamp Russule Russula claroflava
- Almond Russule Russula Integria
- Vinaceous Russule Russula vinosa
- White Truffle Tuber megnatum

- Perigord Truffle Tuber melanosporum

Metric to Cup/Spoon Sizes Conversion Table for Liquids
| Spoon | ml |
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| 1/4 teaspoon | 1.25 |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5 |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 |
| 1 tablespoon | 20 |
| Cups | ml |
| 1/4 | 60 |
| 1/3 | 80 |
| 1/2 | 125 |
| 1 | 250 |
Weight - Volume Conversion Table
| Ingredient | Weight | Volume | |||
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| Imperial | Metric | Metric | Spoons | Cups | |
| Dried Ceps | 1 oz | 25g | - | - | 1/2 cup |
| Fresh Sliced Wild Mushrooms | 8 oz | 225g | - | - | 3 1/4 cups |
| Ground Almonds | 8 oz | 225g | - | - | 2 cups |
| Granulated Sugar | 8 oz | 225g | - | - | 1 cup |
| Bread Flour | 4 oz | 115g | - | - | 1 cup |
| Dried Breadcrumbs | 5 oz | 125g | - | - | 1 cup |
| Fresh Breadcrumbs | 2 oz | 50g | - | - | 1 cup |
| Grated Cheese | 4 oz | 115g | - | - | 1 cup |
| Butter | 8 oz | 225g | - | - | 1 cup |
| Sage, fresh chopped | - | - | 10ml | 2tsp | - |
| Flat leaf parsley, fresh chopped | 2 oz | 50g | - | - | 1 cup |
| Double Cream | 8fl oz | - | 250ml | - | 1 cup |
| Milk | 1 pint | - | 600ml | - | 2.5 cups |
| Olive Oil | 1fl oz | - | 25ml | 2tbsp | - |
Oven Temperature Conversion Table
| °C | °F | Gas Mark |
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| 120 | 250 | 1/2 |
| 140 | 275 | 1 |
| 150 | 300 | 2 |
| 160 | 325 | 3 |
| 180 | 350 | 4 |
| 190 | 375 | 5 |
| 200 | 400 | 6 |
| 220 | 425 | 7 |
| 230 | 450 | 8 |
| 240 | 475 | 9 |
| 260 | 500 | 10 |
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