Honey Fungus

– Cap convex to expanded, often with a broad umbo, honey-yellow to yellow-brown, with whitish to brown-black scales.
– Gills white to beige, adnexed to slightly decurrent.
– Stem beige to brownish, smooth or scaly.
– Ring robust, often with brownish-yellow scales on the underside along the edge.

Grows in clusters or individually on stumps, logs, and hidden wood debris in the soil. Can also parasitize the roots and trunks of living deciduous and coniferous trees.

They were once considered edible, but today they are rarely recommended for consumption as they are tough and belong to a complex of difficult-to-determine species, with at least one species considered toxic if improperly cooked (A. ostoyae). Every year, people fall ill with nausea and diarrhea afte