The rotatable collection
Field Guide
Eight specimens, drawn as casts you can turn in your hand. Spin each one, tap the anatomy hotspots, and read the single character that separates a choice edible from the look-alike that mimics it. The hymenium tells the truth — ridges, pores, teeth, or true gills.
Plate IGolden Chanterelle
Cantharellus cibarius
Choice edible
Plate IIYellow Morel
Morchella esculenta
Choice edible — cook thoroughly
Plate IIIKing Bolete / Porcini
Boletus edulis
Choice edible
Plate IVLion's Mane
Hericium erinaceus
Choice edible
Plate VOyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
Choice edible
Plate VIBlack Trumpet
Craterellus cornucopioides
Choice edible
Plate VIIHedgehog
Hydnum repandum
Choice edible
Plate VIIIChicken of the Woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
Edible young — cook thoroughly