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Black Trumpet
Craterellus cornucopioides
A dark, hollow funnel-shaped chanterelle relative with smoky flavour, sometimes called the "horn of plenty."
Below are mushrooms that contain the letter P anywhere in the name. Each of the 17 mushrooms below opens to a full profile.
List of Mushrooms That Contain P
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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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Common Inkcap
Coprinopsis atramentaria
A grey scaly inkcap that reacts dangerously with alcohol, causing flushing and palpitations.
4
Common Puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
A small pear-shaped puffball covered in fine spines, edible when pure white inside.
5
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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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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Giant Puffball
Calvatia gigantea
An enormous white spherical mushroom of rich grassland, edible when young and bright white throughout.
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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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Parasol Mushroom
Macrolepiota procera
A tall scaly mushroom of grasslands with a wide-spreading cap and a snake-skin stem, much-loved as an edible "schnitzel."
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Penny Bun
Boletus edulis
The British name for Boletus edulis, the bun-shaped brown-capped bolete also known as cep and porcini.
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Porcini
Boletus edulis
A stout, brown-capped bolete prized worldwide for its meaty texture and nutty aroma when dried.
13
Portobello
Agaricus bisporus
The fully mature brown-capped form of Agaricus bisporus, with broad open gills and a meaty texture.
14
Saffron Milk Cap
Lactarius deliciosus
An orange concentric-banded cap that bleeds carrot-coloured milk when cut, a classic Mediterranean and Eastern European edible.
15
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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Sulphur Tuft
Hypholoma fasciculare
A bright sulphur-yellow clustered mushroom of stumps and dead wood, bitter and toxic but easy to recognise.
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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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