● Species profile
Honey Mushroom
Armillaria mellea
Photo: Stu's Images, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
⚠ Always cook before eating. Raw, this mushroom can make people sick.
WildEvidence: Limited
Clusters of honey-colored caps at the base of trees, in the same genus as a giant Oregon fungus that ranks among the largest living things on earth. Cook it thoroughly, and try a small amount first since some people react anyway. Deadly Galerina can grow in the same spots, so check for a white spore print.
Shroomer Score#42 of 50 species
2.1Medicinal Value · 30%1/5
Edibility · 20%3/5
Easy to Identify · 20%2/5
Easy to Grow · 15%1/5
Sustainability · 15%4/5
Search popularity●●●○○
How we score →
The Research, Minus the Jargon
Ten new studies a week, each boiled down to what it found and why it matters to you. Free, and one click to leave.