Glass Crown

About

Common Names: Glass Crown
Classification: Culinary Fungus
Description: This edible fungus is composed of several thick cream coloured stems which terminate in translucent glassy blue-green branched clusters.

Rarity: Uncommon
Distribution: Sub-tropical to sub-arctic forests.
Life Cycle: Midsummer is generally the best time for foraging for glass crowns.

Cultivation: Some cooks have managed to domesticate glass crowns, growing them in beds of compost, under shade of trees or awnings.
Culinary: The entire mushroom is edible-raw or cooked and provides a pleasant almond-like flavour to salads, soups or stews.
Medicinal: There is no known medicinal use for Glass Crown.
Other: None.