MUSHROOM COMMON NAMES

Deadly GalerinaBlack ToothOld Man of the Woods
The KingEarth TonguesStrangulated Amanita
The BlusherSwamp BeaconCleft Foot Amanita
The PantherDestroying AngelDead Man's Fingers
Death CapTrumpet of DeathDevil's Snuff Box
Earth StarsWitches HatDevil's Urn
Fairy RingsStinkhornsBleeding Mycena
Witches ButterDryad's SaddlePoison Pie
Angel WingsLead PoisonerJack-O-Lantern
The PrinceThe GypsyFoxfire
Dry RotBeefsteakBlue Stainer
ParasolHoneyOrange Peel
Shoe StringTrain WreckerScaly Pholiota
Fawn MushroomPleated PuffballLaughing Mushroom
Sulphur ShelfSweating MushroomSweetbread Mushroom
Bear's HeadTurkey TailHen of the Woods
Pink BottomHorse MushroomMeadow Mushroom
Fly AgaricCannon BallIndian Paint Fungus
Apricot JellySlippery JackParrot Mushroom
Tree EarsGemmed AmanitaPine Cone Fungus
Liberty CapBlue-ToothedMoose Antlers
PinwheelBird's NestFried Chicken
Oyster CapInky CapCaesar's Mushroom
UmbrellaPigs EarsFuzzy Foot

Can you make up a story or play using some of these common mushroom names?

Can you find pictures of these mushrooms in a book? On the Internet?

What are the scientific names of these mushrooms?

Allein Stanley & Sandy Sheine
Grades 4-12

Return to Teaching About Fungi, K-12
Return to NAMA Education Page
NAMA home page