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

Sep 1, 2018Let the Highland games begin
Sep 1, 2019Bidding summer adieu
Sep 1, 2020National Mushroom Month
Sep 1, 2021It s National Mushroom Month!
Sep 1, 2022Wildlife crossing, Wierden, Netherlands
Sep 1, 2024Totally Thames Festival, London
Sep 1, 2025Labor Day parade in 1915 Chicago

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Aug 31, 2020At the shore of an inland sea
Apr 18, 2023International Day for Monuments and Sites
Aug 31, 2021Bridge over the River Tara
Oct 27, 2023Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Nov 25, 2020A dying breed of tree thrives in an American park
Mar 17, 2022St. Patrick s Day
Jul 24, 2019Can you see the family resemblance?
Jul 21, 2019A peek behind the royal curtain
Apr 15, 2023World Art Day
Sep 18, 2018A red knot on the Shetland Islands, Scotland
May 13, 2021Hues of Hokkaido
Feb 15, 2020Whales in winter
Oct 8, 2022World Octopus Day
Dec 3, 2022Art Basel Miami Beach
Oct 25, 2023Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
May 24, 2023Old Fortress, Corfu, Greece
Feb 18, 2021A river runs through it
Aug 22, 2020A monster view in Scotland
Jan 27, 2026Dalmatian pelicans, Lake Kerkini, Greece
May 1, 2021It s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Jan 23, 2023Moai statues on Easter Island, Chile
Mar 29, 2025Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
Jun 7, 2022Haaga Rhododendron Park
Jan 28, 2021Avatars of the Wolf Moon
Apr 20, 2019Glacial spires in the fog
Mar 8, 2021A notorious advocate for women
Dec 16, 2019Cape Town at dusk
Aug 19, 2021Happy World Photography Day!
Aug 3, 2025Blooming sunflowers
Nov 16, 202250 years of World Heritage Sites