Fascinating fungi

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Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius) A delicious edible fungus. Found in deciduous and coniferous forests and in mossy woods from June to November. © Markus Flück

Red-capped scaber stalk (Leccinum aurantiacum ) Popular edible fungus. Found in the presence of aspens, from July to October. © Markus Flück

Black morel (Morchella elata) Popular edible fungus. Found mainly in coniferous forests, forest glades, the edge of forests and lumberyards, from April to May. © Markus Flück

Cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis crispa) Edible (recipe). Found as a parasite at the base of coniferous trees, especially pines, more rarely spruce, but also on and near the rotting trunks of the same trees. Grows in isolation, found from July to October. © Markus Flück

Porcino (Boletus edulis) A delicious edible fungus. Found in coniferous and deciduous forests, in clearings and at the edge of forests, from July to November. © Markus Flück

Blusher (Amanita rubescens ) Edible (recipe). Found in coniferous and deciduous forests, common, from June to October. © Markus Flück

Funnel chanterelle (Cantharellus tubaeformis) Highly appreciated as an edible fungus. Found in coniferous forests, mainly of spruce, more rarely of pine, often in large numbers, from July to November. © Markus Flück

Bay bolete (Xerocomus badius) Edible (recipe). Found in coniferous and deciduous forests, common, from June to November. © Markus Flück

Parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera) Edible, but only the cap should be used. Found mainly in deciduous forests of beech, more rarely in coniferous forests, from July to October. © Markus Flück

Hedgehog mushroom (Hydnum repandum) Edible (recipe). Found in deciduous and coniferous forests, in clusters, often in rings, common, from July to November. © Markus Flück

Dotted Stem Bolete (Boletus erythropus) Edible, but must be well cooked and heated. Found in deciduous and coniferous forests, on chalk free, acidic soils, from May to November. © Markus Flück

Black chanterelle / Horn of plenty (Craterellus cornucopioides) Highly appreciated edible fungus (recipe). Found in deciduous forests, especially of beech, more rarely of chestnut, in clumps, from August to November. © Markus Flück Pilze - Herbst-Trompete (Craterellus cornucopioides)

Wood blewit (Lepista nuda) Edible. Found in deciduous and coniferous forests, on leaf and needle litter, but also in gardens on vegetable rubbish heaps, first shoots in May, chief vegetation time September to November. © Markus Flück

Boletinus cavipes Edible, but should be spared since it is rare. Found under larches, from August to October. © Markus Flück

Red Cracking Bolete (Xerocomus chrysenteron) Highly appreciated edible fungus. Found in coniferous and deciduous forests, very common, from July to November. © Markus Flück

Mixed fungi © Markus Flück

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From forest to kitchen.

Photographer and writer Markus Flück has been interested in fungi for years. His book “Faszinierende Pilze – Vom Wald in die Küche” (Fascinating fungi – from forest to kitchen) bears witness to his love for nature and and his passion for culinary delights. (The pictures for the recipes and text accompanying them were provided by courtesy of the publisher Leopold Stocker Verlag).