Wild Mushrooms Online
Species guideLookalikesIdentifyRecipesArticlesMembers' findsCoursesForagers ClubSafety
Sign in
Species guideLookalikesIdentifyRecipesArticlesMembers' findsCoursesForagers ClubSafety

Lookalikes, compared side by side

Almost every serious British mushroom poisoning is a confusion between two species that look alike in the field. These pages put them next to each other and give you the one test that separates them.

Field Mushroom vs Yellow Stainer vs Death Cap

How do I tell a field mushroom from a yellow stainer or a death cap?

Field MushroomYellow StainerDeath Cap

Morel vs False Morel

What is the difference between a true morel and a false morel?

MorelFalse Morel

Chanterelle vs False Chanterelle

How do I know I have picked a real chanterelle?

ChanterelleFalse Chanterelle

Wood Blewit vs Webcaps

Could a lilac wood blewit be a deadly webcap?

Wood BlewitDeadly Webcap

St George's Mushroom vs Fool's Funnel

Is this white spring mushroom in grass safe?

St George''s MushroomFool''s Funnel
Wild Mushrooms Online

A UK field guide and foragers club: species, seasons, recipes and the finds our members bring back from the woods.

Learn

Species guideLookalikes comparedRecipesArticles & field notesForaging safety

Take part

Members' findsCourses & eventsForagers ClubRecommended kit

About

About the siteSign in or join

Identification information is offered in good faith for education. Eating wild fungi is always at your own risk, and some species are deadly. Some links to kit are affiliate links, which help pay for the site at no extra cost to you.

© 2026 Wild Mushrooms Online. All rights reserved.

Edit with