These mushroom pictures have been taken from our first River Cottage handbook “Mushrooms” by our very own wild food expert and Fun(gi) John Wright. In fact John is such a talent he took these photos himself and we spent a long time pressing him into picking his favourite four photos – he just kept changing his mind!

Printed in full colour on 300 gsm recycled board (A3 – 297 mm x 420 mm) in ozone free inks on an eco friendly press these pictures look very good on their own or grouped together.

Here’s what John says about identifying the varieties. For more details on many other species together with some wonderful recipe ideas look at River Cottage Handbook No. 1 – Mushrooms.

Green Cracked Brittlegill – Cap 7-12 cm. Rounded then flattened out and wavy, dull ochre green with darker scaly green patches all over. Stem 5-9 cm by 2-3 cm. White, rusty spots later. (Goes orange with iron sulphate, so a lot of fun to be had here.) Gills Cream, fairly brittle. Flesh White, firm. Spores White to pale cream. Habitat Broadleaved woods, chiefly beech. Frequency Occasional. Season Summer to autumn.