Mushroom Mutterings

Turkey Tail

Turkey Tail

If you’ve ever wandered through a damp woodland and spotted a colourful, fan-shaped mushroom resembling the tail of a wild turkey, chances are you’ve encountered Trametes versicolor, more commonly known as Turkey Tail. With its vivid stripes and layered appearance,...

Turkey Tail

Turkey Tail

If you’ve ever wandered through a damp woodland and spotted a colourful, fan-shaped mushroom resembling the tail of a wild turkey, chances are you’ve encountered Trametes versicolor, more commonly known as Turkey Tail. With its vivid stripes and layered appearance,...

Shiitake Mushrooms

Shiitake Mushrooms

Shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) have long held a prized place in Asian cuisine and traditional medicine. Revered for their rich umami flavour, Shiitake are also known for their impressive health-supporting properties. Today, modern science is catching up with...

Chaga Mushrooms

Chaga Mushrooms

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) is not your typical mushroom. It doesn’t look like one, and it doesn’t grow like one either. Found clinging to birch trees in cold climates across the Northern Hemisphere, Chaga is a parasitic fungus with a hard, blackened exterior resembling...

My Mushrooms

Tanya Clarke, The Mushroom Lady