Below are links
to photographs of a few of the mushrooms found in Kansas. Included
are both common mushrooms and some that are rarely seen. No attempt has
been made to give detailed identification characteristics of the mushrooms,
as this is best left to the many good field guides available. These
photographs should not be used to determine the edibility of mushrooms.
No wild mushroom should be eaten until it is identified by an expert! The mushroom pictured on
this page is Volvariella bombycina, a rather rare mushroom which
fruits several times a year on a nearly dead box elder tree in my yard.
It is notable for the silky texture of the cap and the persistent,
almost leathery volva.
