In May 2024, Vermont designated the bear’s head tooth – also known as Hericium Americanum, which means the “Hedgehog of the Americas” – as its state mushroom. The white, spiny fungus, found growing on ...

Discover fungi from the tasty mushrooms on your pizza, to bizarre parasites that turn bugs into zombies. This weekend the Illinois Mycological Association is inviting you to join mushroom-lovers in ...