21 Free Mushroom Charts And Mushroom Illustrations To Print

Enhance your space with 21 stunning vintage mushroom charts and illustrations. Free downloads of detailed mushroom art make these perfect for decor, nature study, or unique gift ideas for mushroom lovers.

I was inspired to curate this wonderful collection of vintage mushroom charts and mushroom drawings from a recent trip to London.

I love wandering around interior shops, and the other day, I was in the H&M home flagship store in London when I spotted a dinner service with printed mushroom illustrations.

Vintage Natural History Mushroom Charts & Drawings

Did you know that the entire organism is actually known as a fungus, and the mushroom is the fruiting body of a fungus? Therefore, all mushrooms are fungi, but not all fungi produce mushrooms.

The terms “mushroom” and “toadstool” have a long history and were never precisely defined, nor was there a consensus on their application.

Whatever you call them —mushrooms, fungi, or toadstools —these vintage illustrations are lovely. They look great framed in any kitchen, especially in homes with a more country cottage or farmhouse vibe.

If you want a super cute idea for a fun way to display these vintage mushroom illustrations, you should check out these whimsical fabric mushrooms.

To download your higher-resolution mushroom image, click the title above the image you want to print.

The Mushroom Charts and Mushroom Art

1. Adolphe Millot “Champignon” – Mushroom Chart

This is a beautiful vintage mushroom chart with over 69 individual illustrations by the fabulous French naturalist artist Adolphe Millot.

This chart is from the French encyclopedia “Nouveau Larousse illustré“.

A key is at the bottom of the mushroom chart, naming each species. Also, each mushroom illustration is assigned one of the four letters:

1. C for comestibles – edible mushrooms
2. V vénéneux – poisonous mushrooms
3. S for suspect – Suspect mushrooms
4. I for indifferent – Indifferent

There are more Adolphe Millot’s botanical posters on Pictureboxblue, as well as his fruit and vegetable posters.

2. Adolphe Millot – Second Mushroom Chart

Another mushroom poster from Adolphe Millot. This one is from the book “Illustrations for Le Larousse Pour Tous“.

Each mushroom is named individually and assigned with one of the same letters from the other Adolphe mushroom chart above.

3. 1886 Mushroom Illustrations

This mushroom chart is from an 1886 Botanical Atlas by the Italian botanist Giovanni Briosi.

In this chart, they resemble edible mushrooms; however, I wouldn’t want to risk eating them.

There are many folk traditions about the defining features of a poisonous mushroom, from its appearance in both shape and colour to whether it turns rice red when boiled or even blackens silver.

Poisonous mushrooms lack general identifiers, making such traditions unreliable. Guidelines to identify particular mushrooms exist and will work only if you are an expert in identifying toxic mushrooms.

4. Another 1886 Mushroom Poster

Another group of mushroom drawings from the same book as above. This mushroom chart is more colourful.

5. 1889 Mushroom Chart

This mushroom illustration is from the 1889 German illustrated encyclopedia “Meyers Konversationslexikon.”

The German text at the top of the chart translates as “mushrooms, the description of the species itself under the preceding names.”

There is a species of mushroom that, if cooked in a certain way, tastes just like fried chicken. It is known as “the chicken of the woods” and is found worldwide.

6. Edible Fungi -1908

This collection of fungi illustrations is from the 1908 edition of “The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world.“

7. English Mushrooms 1797

This wonderfully illustrated and drawn image of English mushrooms is from the book “Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms“. By the English naturalist and illustrator James Sowerby.

This particular mushroom is Armillaria mellea, also known as a Honey Fungus. It is edible, but some people can be intolerant of it. The fungi tend to grow at the roots of trees and plants.

Many more of James Sowerby’s Mushroom prints can be found here.

8. 1797 – Coprinellus disseminatus Mushrooms

Another illustration from Sowerby’s book is of the edible Coprinellus disseminatus (fairy inkcap) mushrooms.

9. Carl Hoffmann Mushroom Table

The mushroom prints in Carl Hoffmann’s Lehrbuch der praktischen Pflanzenkunde are a real treat. Among the colour plates is this one dedicated to fungi. They’re beautifully hand-coloured and laid out in that wonderfully neat 19th-century style, the kind of illustrations that were meant to both educate and decorate. Perfect for those who love old-school botanical charts, combining charm with scientific detail.

Print 10: Johannes Gessner Mushroom Table

The mushroom table in Johannes Gessner’s Tabulae phytographicae (1754–1770) is one of the earliest systematic attempts to illustrate fungi within a broader botanical framework. Rather than treating mushrooms as curiosities, Gessner presents them in a carefully engraved comparative chart, grouping caps, gills, and forms side by side to aid identification.

11. 1847 – British Toadstool

This is an almost fairytale-like print of British toadstools. The artwork is by Anna Maria Hussey and is from the book Illustrations of British Mycology.

“Arguably the most iconic toadstool species, the fly agaric is a large white-gilled, white-spotted, usually red mushroom, and is one of the most recognisable and widely encountered in popular culture“.

12. 1847 – Russula emetica

Another wonderful mushroom painting by Anna Maria Hussey. This beautiful-looking mushroom is often referred to as the sickener.

This is due to the unfortunate effect the mushroom can have on the stomach when eaten raw. However, if parboiled or pickled, the toxicity of this mushroom can be removed.

13. Mushroom Plant Art Print

A mushroom plant art print from Martin Gerlach’s The Plant in Arts and Crafts, 1886.

14. Charlotte Younge’s British Mushrooms

This beautiful illustration of British fungi is from her vintage collection of fruit and vegetable illustrations.

Print 15: Oken’s Mushrooms 1

This is one of four mushroom posters by Lorenz Oken from his 1846 book 1 Abbildungen zu Okens Allgemeiner Naturgeschichte. The other three are included in this collection of Oken’s vintage botanical prints.

Print 16: Calcutta Fungi

From the book “On a collection of fungi made by Mr Sulpiz Kurz, Curator of the Botanic Garden, Calcutta” by Frederick Currey, 1874.

• Fig. 1. Polyporus cinereo-fuscus, n. sp.
• Figs. 2 and 3. Polyporus Splitbergeri, Mont. Fig. 2, the underside; fig. 3, the upper side.
• Figs. 4 and 5. Lentinus cespitosus,n. sp. Fig. 4, a group of plants; fig. 5, a single plant.
• Figs. 6 and 7. Polyporus incertus, nu. Sp. Fig. 6, a portion (rather more than half) of a plant; fig. 7, a section.Figs. 8,9, and 10. Stereum scytale, Berk.
• Fig. 8, the underside; figs. 9 and 10, the upper side of different plants.Figs. 11 and 12. Polyporus brunneo-pictus, Berk., var. Fig.11, the underside; fig. 12, the upper side.
• Fig. 13. Polyporus crassipes, n. sp.
• Figs. 14 and 15. Lentinus irregularis, n. sp.

Plate 17: Sarah Price Fungi 1

The following plates are from “Illustrations of the fungi of our fields and woods: drawn from natural specimens” by Price, Sarah, 1864.

• Fig. 88 AGARICUS LENTICULARIS. In the woods.
• Fig 89. AGARICUS BLOXAMI. In the pasture, Twycross, Leicestershire. October.
• Fig 90. AGARICUS VARIABILIS. On wood.
• Fig 91 AGARICUS MUCIDUS. On beech-trees. In the woods.
• Fig. 92 AGARICUS EQUESTRIS. In Bitterley Wood. August.
• Fig. 93 CLAY ARIA FUSIFORMIS.In the woods.

Print 18: Sarah Price Fungi 2

• Fig 107. CANTHARELLUS AURANTIACUS. Bitterley Court, amongst dead bush leaves. October.
• Fig 108. PEZIZA COCCINEA. About Bitterley, on sticks in the hedges. January
• Fig 109. PEZIZA HISPIDA. Bitterley, in an orchard. September.
• Fig 110. BOLETUS ELEGANS. In a field near Ludlow. Jun
• Fig 111 POLYPORUS PERENNIS, VAR. On a hedgebank, at Kite’s Nest
• Fig 112. AGARICUS CECILLE. In the woods.
• Fig 113. LYCOPERDON CELATUM, YAR. In Bitterley Wood. September.

Print 19: Sarah Price Fungi 3

Plate 20: George Massee Mushrooms 1

The following mushroom plates are from “British fungi: with a chapter on lichens” by Massee, George, 1911.

There is also a whole collection of fascinating vintage Lichen prints on Pictureboxblue.

1. Amanita phalloides
2. Section of the Cap of Fig. 1
3. Amanitopsis vaginata
4. Amantiopiss FULVA
5. Amanita muscaria (Fly Agaric)
6. Section of the Cap of Fig. 5

Print 21: George Massee Mushrooms 2

1. Stropharia semiglobata
2. PsiLOCYBE SEMILANCEATA
3. COPRINUS COMATUS
4. Hebeloma FASTIBILE
5. PlSTILLARIA QUISQUILARIS
6. Typhula phacorrhiza
7. Nolanea nigripes
8. Inocybe rimosa
9. Section through the Cap of Fig. 8
10. Agaricus campestris
11. Fistulina hepatica

Other Collections

For more wonderful mushroom prints, check out these vintage Japanese fungi paintings.

If you fancy having a go at mushroom illustration, check out this easy guide on drawing mushrooms.

Explore the blog’s other fantastic vintage botanical images and educational posters, including these vintage vegetable prints.

• Watercolour fruit images
• Vintage Cactus Paintings
• Vintage sunflower paintings
• Stunning Pineapple drawings

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