"But with fungi, you can do that.” Below is a list of edible mushrooms commonly available and used in cooking—though it’s by ...

This story appears in the March 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Mushrooms are everywhere — on forest floors, in gardens, in networks connecting below our feet. The largest organism ...

The mushroom in question was probably a “false parasol.” It has a white, bun-like shape and grows in the grass in fields and parks. It is similar to the edible “parasol mushroom” and ...