The following choice edibles are very distinctive and therefore easy to identify. It is always wise to be certain of your identification of a species before eating it. Consult a field guide to determine your species. This web site should not be used to identify mushrooms. Hope’s Mushroom Cook book has fine recipes for the preparation of the species pictured here for the table.

	Calvatia craniiformis			Morchella deliciosa
	Craterellus fallax			Morchella esculenta
	Hericium coralloides			Sparassis crispa
	Laetiporus persicinus			Tricholoma magnivelare