Geographic location: all continents, except Antarctica; growing location: primarily on moth cocoons, or pupae, which are nuzzled and moss or leaf litter
Characteristics: similar appearance to cheese puff, this mushroom is an orange club shape. These mushrooms grow out of the soil or moss on a black cocoon or pupa
Edible
Maximum high is about 3 inches
In Chinese herbalism and western herbalism this mushroom is a primary use for supporting energy levels 
 geographic location: global, growing location: most grow on decaying wood, but some may be mycorrhizal, having a symbiotic relationship with trees, and therefore growing relationship to living trees.
Characteristics : coral mushrooms, which range and color from yellow, white, purple, orange, red, and tan . Some species bruise and change colors upon impact
Some species are edible and some are mildly poisonous
Geographic location: Europe, and North America; growing location: roots tree, bases, and stems of a wide range of tree species, including oak, plum, willow, black locus,beech, and conifers.
Characteristics: mushrooms are bright orange to yellow in color. They are fan shaped shelf like mushrooms that grow in clusters.
Edible
Their poisonous look-alike is the jack-o’-lantern mushroom .
 if you have never eaten chicken of the woods it is recommended to eat small quantities . 10% of the population feels stomach discomfort when eating this mushroom .
Some use the chicken of the woods as a vegan remake of actual chicken
Geographic location: global; growing location: Mycorrhizal species, andsymbiosis with conifers or hardwood trees
Characteristics: small small and generally orange, orange, yellow trumpet shape, mushroom that has gills running up the sides
Edible
Jack-o’-lantern mushroom is a dangerous look-alike. It is not deadly, but will make you very sick
There are a couple different types, 1. Golden Chanterelle/Girolle-grows in Europe, 2. Cantharellus minor -tiny Chanterelle , first reported in North America, but recently reported in Kerala,india,3. Peach chanterelle /pink chanterelle-grows in the Appalachian area ,4. White chanterelle-White mushroom, but bruises, orange ,5.Cantharellus lilacinus-purple to lilac ,6.  Cantharellus texensis- fiery reddish orange found primarily in Texas, but pops up in Louisiana Mississippi, Alabama and Florida
Geographic location: global; growing: the base of coniferous trees
Characteristics: mushroom is yellowish white and wiggly. It has pattern similar to a brain or, while also looking like a glob of lasagna noodle stuck together.
Edible
 health benefits: support the immune system, keeps blood sugar levels normal, promote skin health
Growing location: China, Nepal, India, Bhutan on the Tibetan plateau and the Himalayas; growing location: parasitizes Caterpillars of the ghost moth at about 11,000 feet above sea level
Characteristics: brown, like mushroom grows out of the head of a ghost moth caterpillar
 Rarest, and most expensive mushroom in the world 
Other names: tooth jelly fungus, false hedgehog mushroom, and white jelly mushroom
Geographic location: potentially global; growing location: dead conifer trunk logs, and stumps
Characteristics: small translucent gelatinous, in tongue shaped. This mushroom has tiny teeth on the other side of the cap that feels like a tongue of a cat.
Growing location: China, Nepal, India, Bhutan on the Tibetan plateau and the Himalayas; growing location: parasitizes Caterpillars of the ghost moth at about 11,000 feet above sea level
Characteristics: brown, like mushroom grows out of the head of a ghost moth caterpillar
 Rarest, and most expensive mushroom in the world 
Geographic location: Europe, North Africa, India, China, and Mexico; growing location: primarily oak Forest
Characteristics: classic amanita and steel mushroom growing from a white egg shake structure. The same is a blend of yellow orange and white and the cap has a reddish orange color.
Edible with caution
Name comes from Roman Emperor Tiberius, Claudius, Caesar Augustus Germanicus, who loved eating mushrooms. he missed a deadly look-alike (the death cap ) for this mushroom and it killed him .
Cap can be anywhere from 2.4 to 5.9 inches in diameter while the stem is 1.32 5.9 inches in diameter .