| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | autumn | peak mushroom season in many places |
| 2. | basket | container often used for foraging |
| 3. | bell-shaped | shaped like a bell |
| 4. | birch | tree often linked with fungi |
| 5. | bolete | a mushroom with pores |
| 6. | brittle | breaking easily when handled |
| 7. | bruising | color change after handling |
| 8. | brush | tool for cleaning dirt off |
| 9. | bulbous | swollen at the base |
| 10. | cap | the top of a mushroom |
| 11. | chanterelle | a prized golden wild mushroom |
| 12. | choice | especially good to eat |
| 13. | cluster | group growing close together |
| 14. | collection | group of gathered specimens |
| 15. | conifer | cone-bearing tree like pine |
| 16. | convex | rounded outward like a dome |
| 17. | crowded | packed closely together |
| 18. | death cap | a deadly poisonous amanita |
| 19. | decay | breakdown of dead material |
| 20. | decurrent | gills running down the stem |
| 21. | destroying angel | a deadly white amanita |
| 22. | distant | spaced far apart |
| 23. | dryad’s saddle | a large patterned polypore |
| 24. | duff | forest litter on the ground |
| 25. | edible | safe to eat |
| 26. | false morel | a toxic morel lookalike |
| 27. | fibrous | stringy in texture |
| 28. | field guide | book for identifying species |
| 29. | flesh | inner tissue of the mushroom |
| 30. | flush | sudden abundant mushroom growth |
| 31. | forage | search for wild food |
| 32. | forager | person who gathers wild food |
| 33. | fungus | organism that includes molds and mushrooms |
| 34. | gills | thin structures under the cap |
| 35. | GPS | device for recording locations |
| 36. | habitat | natural place where it grows |
| 37. | hairy | covered with fine hairs |
| 38. | hedgehog mushroom | edible mushroom with spines |
| 39. | hemlock | a coniferous forest tree |
| 40. | hen of the woods | a clustered edible polypore |
| 41. | hollow | empty inside |
| 42. | humidity | amount of moisture in air |
| 43. | hypha | a single fungal filament |
| 44. | identify | determine what species it is |
| 45. | inkcap | mushroom that liquefies with age |
| 46. | jack-o’-lantern | a glowing poisonous orange mushroom |
| 47. | jelly fungus | soft gelatinous fungus |
| 48. | knife | tool for cutting mushrooms |
| 49. | latex | milky liquid from some mushrooms |
| 50. | leaf litter | fallen leaves covering soil |
| 51. | lion’s mane | a shaggy white edible fungus |
| 52. | log | fallen wood where fungi grow |
| 53. | lookalike | a similar-looking species |
| 54. | milkcap | mushroom that bleeds latex |
| 55. | moisture | wetness needed for growth |
| 56. | morel | a honeycombed spring mushroom |
| 57. | mushroom | the fruiting body of a fungus |
| 58. | mycelium | the underground fungal network |
| 59. | mycologist | a scientist who studies fungi |
| 60. | mycology | the study of fungi |
| 61. | mycorrhiza | fungus-root partnership |
| 62. | notebook | book for field notes |
| 63. | oak | tree associated with many mushrooms |
| 64. | odor | the smell of a mushroom |
| 65. | overripe | past best condition |
| 66. | oyster mushroom | a fan-shaped edible mushroom |
| 67. | parasite | organism living on a host |
| 68. | patch | small area where mushrooms grow |
| 69. | pine | needle tree hosting many fungi |
| 70. | poisonous | harmful or deadly if eaten |
| 71. | polypore | a fungus with many pores |
| 72. | pores | tiny openings under some caps |
| 73. | spore pattern left on paper | |
| 74. | puffball | a round spore-filled mushroom |
| 75. | rain | moisture that triggers fruiting |
| 76. | reticulate | marked with a net pattern |
| 77. | ring | a collar on the stem |
| 78. | rooting | extending like a root |
| 79. | saprobe | organism feeding on dead matter |
| 80. | scattered | growing here and there |
| 81. | shiitake | a popular edible mushroom |
| 82. | solitary | growing alone, not grouped |
| 83. | spore | a reproductive cell of fungi |
| 84. | spruce | conifer often near wild mushrooms |
| 85. | stipe | the stem of a mushroom |
| 86. | stump | cut tree base hosting fungi |
| 87. | substrate | material a fungus grows on |
| 88. | taste | flavor noticed when sampled |
| 89. | texture | how a mushroom feels |
| 90. | toadstool | common word for wild mushroom |
| 91. | toxic | poisonous to people or animals |
| 92. | truffle | an underground edible fungus |
| 93. | umbonate | having a central bump |
| 94. | veil | tissue covering young mushroom parts |
| 95. | volva | a cup at the base |
| 96. | warty | covered with wartlike bumps |
| 97. | wood ear | an ear-shaped jelly fungus |
| 98. | woodland | forest habitat for many fungi |
| 99. | wormy | infested with larvae |
| 100. | young | not fully developed yet |