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Honey Fungus in Zemgale: the week ahead

Armillaria mellea

The map below is built from the measurement network. A 2.5 km grid with a per-species layer is computed for one region so far.

Today

Honey FungusEdible only after thorough cooking
Building

confidence 49%

Flush phase

  1. Quiet
  2. Starting
  3. Building
  4. Peak
  5. Fading

Updated 17 September 2026, 11:22 BST

7 days

Index, day by day

Week's best 54average 52by the weekend steady

The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.

  1. Today5417 Sept
  2. Fri5218 Sept
  3. Sat5119 Sept
  4. Sun5120 Sept
  5. Mon5121 Sept
  6. Tue5122 Sept
  7. Wed5423 Sept

Map

Where to look: honey fungus

A field over the measurement network. The colour here is for the leading species at each point, not for this one; a per-species layer is computed for one region so far.

About the species. Eaten in some parts of Europe, but only after thorough cooking, and it does not agree with everyone. Raw or undercooked Honey Fungus can cause gastrointestinal illness, and some people react even to cooked mushrooms. It is not suitable for inexperienced foragers because other brown mushrooms grow on the same wood, including the deadly Funeral Bell. Do not use a single feature such as the ring to identify it.

Honey Fungus in Zemgale: where to look

Honey Fungus — botanical illustration

Honey Fungus: the species in brief

How to tell it

Usually grows in dense clusters on stumps, roots or the base of trees. The cap is honey-brown with fine darker scales. A. mellea normally has a ring on the stem and a white spore print.

Where it grows

On living and dead trees, stumps and buried roots. Across much of western Europe it is better known as a serious tree pathogen than as a food mushroom.

In the kitchen

Regional traditions differ. Where it is eaten, follow preparation advice from a local source rather than any single universal cooking time.

Nutrition

Low in calories. It can be relatively heavy to digest.

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What else is out here now

The other species in this region, by today's index.

Honey Fungus in neighbouring regions

A regional boundary means nothing to a mushroom, and the next region is sometimes closer than the far side of your own. The index is for today.

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