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Birch Bolete
Leccinum scabrum
A grey-brown capped bolete with a tall scaly stem, growing only under birch trees.
Below are mushrooms that contain the letter C anywhere in the name. Each of the 25 mushrooms below opens to a full profile.
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List of Mushrooms That Contain C
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Black Truffle
Tuber melanosporum
A black warty underground ascomycete from oak woodlands of southern Europe, treasured as the diamant noir of French cuisine.
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Black Trumpet
Craterellus cornucopioides
A dark, hollow funnel-shaped chanterelle relative with smoky flavour, sometimes called the "horn of plenty."
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Brown Beech
Hypsizygus tessellatus
A cultivated cluster mushroom from East Asia with marbled tan caps, the natural-coloured strain of bunashimeji.
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Cauliflower Fungus
Sparassis crispa
A large cream-coloured cluster of ribbon-like flaps that fruits at the base of conifers, resembling a head of cauliflower.
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Cep
Boletus edulis
The French name for Boletus edulis, the same prized bolete known as porcini in Italy and penny bun in Britain.
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Chaga
Inonotus obliquus
A dark cracked sterile growth that bursts from birch trunks in cold climates, valued in traditional folk medicine.
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Chanterelle
Cantharellus cibarius
A trumpet-shaped golden-yellow mycorrhizal mushroom with false gills and an apricot scent, prized in European cuisine.
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Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
A bright sulphur-yellow and orange bracket fungus that grows in shelves on living and dead hardwood trees.
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Common Inkcap
Coprinopsis atramentaria
A grey scaly inkcap that reacts dangerously with alcohol, causing flushing and palpitations.
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Common Puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
A small pear-shaped puffball covered in fine spines, edible when pure white inside.
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Coral Tooth
Hericium coralloides
A cascading white tooth fungus that grows on hardwoods, related to lion's mane and equally edible.
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Cordyceps
Ophiocordyceps sinensis
An orange club-shaped fungus that parasitises caterpillars on high Himalayan slopes, central to Tibetan and Chinese medicine.
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Cremini
Agaricus bisporus
The brown-capped immature form of Agaricus bisporus, also sold as chestnut or baby bella mushrooms.
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Deadly Webcap
Cortinarius rubellus
A nondescript rusty-brown Cortinarius whose toxin destroys the kidneys over weeks, often without early warning.
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Death Cap
Amanita phalloides
A pale greenish-capped Amanita that causes the majority of fatal mushroom poisonings worldwide.
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Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
The iconic red-capped white-spotted toadstool of European folklore, containing the psychoactive compounds muscimol and ibotenic acid.
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Jack-o'-Lantern
Omphalotus illudens
A bright orange clustered mushroom whose gills faintly glow in the dark, often mistaken for chanterelles.
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Liberty Cap
Psilocybe semilanceata
A small slender autumn grassland mushroom containing psilocybin, common in upland European pasture.
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Porcini
Boletus edulis
A stout, brown-capped bolete prized worldwide for its meaty texture and nutty aroma when dried.
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Saffron Milk Cap
Lactarius deliciosus
An orange concentric-banded cap that bleeds carrot-coloured milk when cut, a classic Mediterranean and Eastern European edible.
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Slippery Jack
Suillus luteus
A glossy chestnut-brown bolete with a sticky cap and a stem ring, growing in association with pines.
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Webcap
Cortinarius species
The huge genus of cortinarius mushrooms, several of which contain the slow-acting kidney toxin orellanine.
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White Beech
Hypsizygus tessellatus
A cultivated cream-coloured cluster mushroom from East Asia, often sold under the name bunashimeji.
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Witches' Butter
Tremella mesenterica
A bright orange-yellow jelly fungus that fruits on dead hardwoods after rain, harmless if usually flavourless.
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