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SPORE / SPECIES GUIDE

Wild edible mushrooms of Mexico

The mushrooms foraged and sold in Mexican markets in the rainy season, with their regional names and the dangerous species they get confused with.

15 species

Never eat a wild mushroom identified only from photos.

Wild edible mushrooms of Mexico

corn smut (Ustilago maydis), photoCorn smutUstilago maydisEdibleAmarillo (Amanita basii), photoAmarilloAmanita basiiEdible with cautionJackson's slender amanita (Amanita jacksonii), photoJackson's slender amanitaAmanita jacksoniiEdible with cautionChanterelle (Cantharellus), photoChanterelleCantharellusEdibleKing bolete (Boletus edulis), photoKing boleteBoletus edulisEdibleindigo milk cap (Lactarius indigo), photoIndigo milk capLactarius indigoEdibleLobster mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum), photoLobster mushroomHypomyces lactifluorumEdible with cautionMorel (Morchella), photoMorelMorchellaEdible with cautionCoral mushroom (Ramaria), photoCoral mushroomRamariaEdible with cautionWhite saddle (Helvella crispa), photoWhite saddleHelvella crispaEdible with cautionFried chicken mushroom (Lyophyllum decastes), photoFried chicken mushroomLyophyllum decastesEdibleXoxocoyoli (Laccaria trichodermophora), photoXoxocoyoliLaccaria trichodermophoraEdibleField mushroom (Agaricus campestris), photoField mushroomAgaricus campestrisEdiblehedgehog mushroom (Hydnum repandum), photoHedgehog mushroomHydnum repandumEdiblesplit gill (Schizophyllum commune), photoSplit gillSchizophyllum communeEdible