Welcome to Mushroom World
Step into the enchanting world of fungi with Mushroom World – your trusted companion for learning about mushrooms.
Whether you're a curious beginner or a seasoned nature enthusiast, our site provides clear, accessible information and beautiful images to help you better understand and appreciate the mushrooms you encounter.
If you're curious about what fungi actually are, and how they differ from plants and animals, be sure to visit our what are fungi? page for an easy-to-understand explanation.
With thousands of mushroom species known to science, we've chosen to focus on the most common and easily recognisable ones. Each entry includes helpful descriptions, identification tips, and high-quality images, and we’re always working to expand our collection with new species and updated content.
Come and explore the wonders of mushrooms with us. We hope you find our site informative, inspiring, and a valuable resource on your journey of mushroom discovery.
What you can do on Mushroom World
Browse the database
Explore mushrooms from the alphabetical list or search by name or properties.
Identify a mushroom
Know some characteristics but not the name? Use our mushroom identification helper to narrow it down.
New to identification? Start with identification basics.
Test your knowledge
Try our identification quiz and see how many mushrooms you recognise. Each run gives you new questions.
Upload your photos
Have good mushroom photos to share? Use the upload form and we will see if we can include them on the site.
Today's Mushroom
A quick highlight from our database
Today's mushroom is Agaricus bernardii (Salt-loving Agaricus). It grows in Europe, North America.
Dimensions: Cap 7-16 cm diameter, stem 4-7 cm tall * 3-4.5 cm diameter
Description:
Agaricus bernardii, commonly known as the Salt-loving Agaricus, is a medium to large agaric with a whitish to greyish cap that often becomes scaly with age, pink gills turning dark chocolate-brown, and a sturdy stem with a persistent ring. It typically grows in trooping groups on soil, especially in saline habitats such as coastal grasslands, salt marshes, and areas influenced by road salt.
Cap whitish to buff, often developing brownish scales or warts with age. It begins convex, later flattening, with a thick and firm flesh that slowly stains reddish when cut or bruised. The margin is usually inrolled in younger specimens. Odour ranges from mild to distinctly briny or pungent. Gills free from the stem, crowded, pink when young, becoming reddish-brown and finally dark chocolate brown at maturity. Stem stout, shorter than the cap diameter, solid and firm, whitish to brownish, staining reddish on handling. It bears a thick, white, sheathing ring that flares outward near the middle of the stem. Spore print dark chocolate brown.
Microscopic Features: The spores are broadly ovoid and 5.5-7 x 5-5.5µm in size.
Agaricus bernardii on the www.first-nature.com web site.
Agaricus bernardii on the MushroomExpert.Com Web site.
Agaricus bernardii on the mykoweb.com web site.
If you are interested in this mushroom, look it up in our database for more detailed photographs and additional information.
Many mushrooms are poisonous, and some can be lethally toxic. Distinguishing between edible and poisonous mushrooms can be very challenging. Therefore, we strongly advise against consuming wild mushrooms. This website does not contain any information about the edibility or toxicity of mushrooms.
Although efforts have been made to ensure accuracy on this website, the information may contain errors and omissions. Therefore, all content provided is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be relied upon or used as a basis for consuming any plants or mushrooms.
External links are provided for reference only. We do not endorse or take responsibility for the content, advice, or products found on these sites or in any advertisements shown on this website.