Mushrooms in Lebanon

Showing the places where wild mushroom specimens can be found.

When scavenging please have a checklist of criteria with you:

• Color of anatomy
• Color of spores
• Age
• Scales
• Smell
• Shape of different parts of the anatomy
• Cap size and umbro
• Gills or not
• Ring/annulus or not
• Location
• Growing in patch or not
• Cup/volva
• Mycellial threads present
• Season
• If it changes color when bruised
• Texture by the touch (don't be afraid to touch them, there are no mushroom that kills by touch)
• Reaction to chemicals

Research based on information compiled from Joseph Thiébaut research paper "Champignons observés dans le Liban et la Syrie de 1930 à 1933" along with Nadine Naim Modad research paper "Survey and identification of wild mushrooms in Lebanon" and my own research and findings.

References:

Thiébaut, Joseph. “Champignons Observés Dans Le Liban Et La Syrie De 1930 à 1933.” Bulletin Mensuel De La Société Linnéenne De Lyon, vol. 6, no. 7, 1937, pp. 108–110., doi:10.3406/linly.1937.9260.

Modad, Nadine Naim. Survey and Identification of Wild Mushrooms in Lebanon. Diss. American University of Beirut, Interfaculty Graduate Environmental Sciences Program (Ecosystem Management), 2006.

Warning: I do not take responsibility of the information provided here in case of incident caused by ingesting a mushroom. Be safe and love mushrooms!