Wild Edible Mushrooms of Ontario

This guide focuses on wild edible mushrooms in Ontario that are suitable for novice mushroom pickers. They either have no poisonous look-alikes or can be differentated from look-alikes by verifying all the key characteristics and comparing the mushroom against the listed look-alikes. As a safety precaution, only consume small quantities when trying a mushroom for the first time, and always cook mushrooms thoroughly.

Warning: Never experiment with a mushroom that you cannot positively identify, that is over-ripe, damaged, or collected from contaminated areas. Consuming poisonous mushrooms can kill you.

1. crab brittlegill
2. gem-studded puffball
3. slippery jack
4. saffron milk cap
5. blue milk mushroom
6. stump puffball
7. winter chanterelle
8. short-stemmed slippery jack
9. sweet tooth mushroom
10. hen of the woods
11. orange peel fungus
12. slimy spike cap
13. giant puffball
14. hedgehog mushroom
15. inky cap
16. lilac oysterling
17. glistening ink cap
18. oyster mushroom
19. fairy ring mushroom
20. beefsteak fungus
21. jelly ear
22. king bolete
23. lobster mushroom
24. yellow swamp russula
25. meadow mushroom
26. horse mushroom
27. shaggy mane
28. coral tooth fungus
29. deer mushroom
30. pig's ears
31. angel's wings
32. deceiver
33. rosy gomphidius