Mushroom hunting
（重定向自Shrooming）
![Mushroom picking - Franciszek Kostrzewski](/Images/godic/202502/10/KostrzewskiFranciszek.Grzybobranie.18605139.jpg")
![collection of edible mushrooms from Ukraine](/Images/godic/202502/10/Edible_fungi_in_basket_2012_G15139.jpg")
![Morphological characteristics of the caps of mushroom, such as those illustrated in the above chart, are essential for correct mushroom identification.](/Images/godic/202502/10/Mushroom_cap_morphology25139.png")
![Clitocybe rivulosa is an example of a deadly mushroom species sometimes misidentified as an edible species.](/Images/godic/202502/10/Clitocybe_rivulosa_20081116w5139.JPG")
Mushroom hunting, mushrooming, mushroom picking, mushroom foraging, and similar terms describe the activity of gathering mushrooms in the wild, typically for eating. This is popular in most of Europe, including the Nordic, Baltic, and Slavic countries and the Mediterranean Basin, as well as in Australia, Japan, Korea, Canada, the Indian subcontinent, and the northwestern, northeastern, Midwestern and Appalachian United States.