Shaggy ink cap. A type of fungus which is edible when young. The cap overhangs so that, rather than the more common round cap, the shaggy ink cap has an elongated ovoid shape. It has shaggy scales which, when young, are white but which become darker with age. As it ages it becomes quite unpleasant to eat and eventually dissolves into a puddle of black liquid, giving it its English name.
Man on horseback. A type of pleasant edible mushroom of yellowish colour with which some cases of poisoning have been recorded.
King trumpet mushroom. It may be eaten either fresh or dried, roasted or baked but the flavour is not highly regarded and the flesh is chewy.
A name in Tuscany for the saffron milk cap. It exudes milk when cut and is usually served fried or cold with a vinaigrette.
