Pacific Northwest Fungi Forager
Mushroom hunting made easy
Honey Mushrooms
Armillaria gallica, solidipes, ostoyae, mellea
This mushroom is for expert identifiers only because it can easily be confused with several poisonous or deadly mushrooms.
These magical mushrooms sometimes display bioluminescence, the gills will glow faintly green in the dark. Honey mushrooms are famed as some of the largest organisms in the world, one covers the entirety of Ochoco National Forest underground. The caps of these mushrooms are edible if thoroughly cooked (not the stems!) but have been known to cause tummy upset for some - proceed with caution.
Bulbous Honey Mushroom Armillaria gallica

Photo by: mycowalt
Honey Mushroom Armillaria solidipes aka ostoyae
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Cap
Range from very pale to dark brown, most have tiny dark scales concentrated in the center of the cap
Gills
White, creamy or pale orange
Stem
Typically has a white, cobwebby ring or skirt which marks a divide in coloration: lighter above and darker below
white
Companions
​gallica: Hardwoods like Oak
solidipes/ostoyae: Conifers
Seasons
Summer through early Winter
Photo by: Dr. Hans-Günter Wagner
Look a-likes:
Sulphur Tuft
Jack O Lantern
Deadly Galerina
Deadly Conocybe



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Photo by: Brian V.
Photo by: Ron Pastorino (Ronpast)
Photo by: Alan Rockefeller
Photo by: billyd