#edible mushroom

A really big Helvella vespertina, or grey elfin saddle! This is the North American analogous species to the European Helvella lacunosa. Some mushroom hunters collect these for their edible caps (the stem is inedible), but they’re generally not regarded as choice. Like with all mushrooms, this one should never be eaten raw, either, because it can cause GI upset if not properly cooked. 

brown witches butter (exidia recisa) is an edible jelly fungi commonly found growing on hardwood in the midwest after late spring rains. they are identifiable by their ridges and glob-like fruiting bodies.

fruiting bodies of brown witches fungus (exidia recisa)

jelly tooth fungus or toothed jelly fungus (pseudohydnum gelatinosum) is an edible fungi which is often candied or marinated. it grows in woodlands on dead and rotting logs.