Mushrooms That Glow in the Dark

Mushrooms That Glow in the Dark

Bitter Oyster These flat fungi are a dull shade of yellow-beige during the day, but they transform into dazzling decorations after dark. 

Little Ping-Pong Bats They appear like tiny white palm fans or ping-pong paddles (hence its common name), usually in large clusters.

Honey Mushroom Armillaria mellea glows only in the mycelia, a part of the mushroom that isn't usually visible.

Bulbous Honey Fungus Aesthetically, it differs in that it has wide, flat caps that are yellow-brown in color and often scaly.

Green Pepe It's brightest when it's just one day old and the temperature is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

Lilac Bonnet Its quintessential bell-shaped caps are usually soft purple in color.

Eternal Light Mushroom The eternal light mushroom's distribution is extraordinarily limited to the rainforest of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bleeding Fairy Helmet Also known as the bleeding fairy helmet, it is arguably one of the prettiest bioluminescent mushroo

Jack-O'-Lantern Mushroom A dark-adapted eye can usually see it glowing, but only if it's a fresh specimen.

Eastern Jack-O'-Lantern Mushroom Both resemble chanterelles in their fiery orange color, glow in the dark, and contain the illudin S toxin, making it poisonous.