National Mushroom Month Sep 1, 2023

National Mushroom Month

When the Mushroom Council decided it was high time to "champignon" these versatile fungi, they settled on September as the perfect time to do so. National Mushroom Month highlights their importance and encourages you to know your mushrooms. For example, poisonous jack-o"-lantern mushrooms are sometimes misidentified as edible chanterelles. Others have medicinal properties like today"s homepage species, turkey tail, used to treat lung conditions in traditional Chinese medicine. Recent research showed them exhibiting anti-tumor properties and helping fortify the immune system. Other mushrooms make great meal additions, and from portobello to shiitake mushrooms, there are thousands of edible species out there. Sautéed, stuffed, sliced, on a pizza, or in soup, it is time to bring some umami fun(gi) to your plate!

© Bill Gozansky/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Blackpool’s light fantastic
2 Sep 2024Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine, USA
2 Sep 2025Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

23 Nov 2024Fibonacci Day
25 Nov 2024Maasai giraffes in Amboseli National Park, Kenya
27 Jan 2024Saint Paul Winter Carnival
26 Nov 2024Celebrating World Olive Tree Day
28 Sep 2024Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
15 Oct 2023European hedgehog
An architectural masterpiece fit for a king
27 Nov 2024Tombeau du Géant in Bouillon, Belgium
26 Sep 2024Blue-throated toucanet, Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica
28 May 2025World Otter Day
What are these colorful insects?
Celebrating the tropics
1 Jan 2025Happy New Year!
Pearl among the emeralds
15 Nov 2023Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
28 Nov 2024City Hall, London, England
3 Jun 2025World Bicycle Day
5 Mar 2025Khao Sok National Park in Thailand
13 May 2024Fish River Canyon, Namibia
How sweet to be a star, floating in the blue.
Protecting the gentle giants
A different kind of toucan
28 Aug 2025Great white egret, Hungary
When ice imitates art
Snow glow
27 Apr 2024Leucistic Annas hummingbird, UCSC Arboretum, California, USA
3 Aug 2024Three Natural Bridges, Wulong National Park, China
31 Oct 2023Halloween
20 Jan 2025Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico, United States
30 Aug 2024International Whale Shark Day