Mushrooms of Great Plains
Cottonwood riparian corridors, bur oak savanna. Substrate is river drainage, not upland forest.
100 documented species · States/areas: KS, NE, OK, ND, SD, IA, central MN
edible(79)
- Appalachian ChanterelleCantharellus appalachiensis
- Appalachian TruffleTuber canaliculatum
- Aspen OysterPleurotus populinus
- Black MorelMorchella angusticeps
- Black TrumpetCraterellus cornucopioides / fallax
- Blackfoot PolyporeCerioporus leptocephalus
- Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha
- Chestnut BoleteGyroporus castaneus
- Chicken of the WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
- Cinnabar ChanterelleCantharellus cinnabarinus
- Cinnabar PolyporePycnoporus cinnabarinus
- Coral FungiRamaria spp.
- Coral ToothHericium coralloides
- Corrugated MilkcapLactarius corrugis
- Crimson WaxcapHygrocybe punicea
- Crusty RussulaRussula crustosa
- Desert TruffleTerfezia / Tirmania spp.
- Dryad's SaddleCerioporus squamosus
- Elephant EarGyromitra brunnea
- Esculentoides Yellow MorelMorchella esculentoides
- Exuberant MorelMorchella exuberans
- Fairy Ring MushroomMarasmius oreades
- Flame-Colored ChanterelleCraterellus ignicolor
- Ghost ChanterelleCantharellus phasmatis
- Giant PuffballCalvatia gigantea
- Golden ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius complex
- Golden ScalycapPholiota aurivella
- Green-cracking RussulaRussula virescens
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Half-Free MorelMorchella punctipes
- Hen of the WoodsGrifola frondosa
- Hexagonal PolyporePolyporus alveolaris
- Honey MushroomArmillaria mellea complex
- Horse MushroomAgaricus arvensis
- Hygrophorus MilkcapLactarius hygrophoroides
- Lemon ScalycapPholiota limonella
- Lilac Bolete (Xanthoconium)Xanthoconium separans
- Lion's ManeHericium erinaceus
- Lobster MushroomHypomyces lactifluorum
- Meadow MushroomAgaricus campestris
- Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis
- Mica CapCoprinellus micaceus
- Old Man of the WoodsStrobilomyces strobilaceus
- Orange MycenaMycena leaiana
- OysterPleurotus ostreatus
- Pale BoleteBoletus pallidus
- Parasol MushroomMacrolepiota procera
- Peach ChanterelleCantharellus persicinus
- PioppinoCyclocybe aegerita
- Red-Capped Scaber StalkLeccinum aurantiacum
- Resinous PolyporeIschnoderma resinosum
- Rocky Mountain PorciniBoletus rubriceps
- Rooting ShankXerula radicata
- Russula-Like Waxy CapHygrophorus russula
- Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea
- Shaggy ManeCoprinus comatus
- Small ChanterelleCantharellus minor
- Smoky PolyporeBjerkandera adusta
- St. George's MushroomCalocybe gambosa
- Summer OysterPleurotus pulmonarius
- The FlirtRussula vesca
- Thin-Walled Maze PolyporeDaedaleopsis confragosa
- Tropical Cinnabar PolyporePycnoporus sanguineus
- Two-Colored BoleteBoletus bicolor
- Umbrella PolyporePolyporus umbellatus
- Vase-Shaped PuffballCalvatia cyathiformis
- Veined CupDisciotis venosa
- Violet-Toothed PolyporeTrichaptum biforme
- Wasp CordycepsOphiocordyceps sphecocephala
- Weeping ConkInonotus dryadeus
- Western Giant PuffballCalvatia booniana
- Western Half-Free MorelMorchella populiphila
- Western Yellow MorelMorchella eohespera
- White DapperlingLeucoagaricus leucothites
- White-Pored ChickenLaetiporus gilbertsonii
- White-Pored Chicken (Rose-Cap)Laetiporus cincinnatus
- Wood EarAuricularia americana
- Yellow ChanterelleCantharellus flavus
- Yellow MorelMorchella americana
Tea / extract use(12)
- Artist's ConkGanoderma applanatum
- Curtis's ReishiGanoderma curtisii
- European ReishiGanoderma lucidum
- False Turkey TailStereum ostrea
- Gilled PolyporeTrametes betulina
- Goldenthread CordycepsTolypocladium ophioglossoides
- Hairy BracketTrametes hirsuta
- Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
- Ochre-Belted ConkFomitopsis ochracea
- Scarlet Caterpillar ClubCordyceps militaris
- Southern ReishiGanoderma sessile / curtisii
- Turkey TailTrametes versicolor
toxic(9)
- Cinnamon BracketHapalopilus rutilans
- Deadly ConocybeConocybe filaris
- Dyemaker's PuffballPisolithus arhizus
- Jack-O-LanternOmphalotus illudens
- Pigskin EarthballScleroderma citrinum
- Shaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosa
- Western Jack-O-LanternOmphalotus olivascens
- Wrinkled Thimble-Cap (NOT a true morel)Verpa bohemica
- Yellow-StainerAgaricus xanthodermus
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