Description
About This Mushroom Liquid Culture
Our North American Wild 5 Pack is a premium mushroom liquid culture: live, lab-verified mycelium suspended in sterile nutrient broth and ready to inoculate your grow medium. Each set ships with sterile needles for clean, reliable transfers.
North American Wild Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Product Summary
- Five 10–12cc liquid culture syringes
- Includes: Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea), Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus), Black Morel (Morchella angusticeps), Maitake (Grifola frondosa), King Stropharia (Stropharia rugosoannulata)
- Each syringe contains viable mycelium in sterile nutrient broth
- Store liquid culture syringes at normal room temperature in the original packaging for 6 or more months.
- Ships with sterile needles
North American Wild Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Pack Overview
The North American Wild Mushroom Cultures 5 Pack brings together five species that define wild foraging in temperate North American forests. Every species in this pack is native to North America, every one is highly sought by foragers, and every one can be cultivated using the verified liquid cultures we provide here. Giant Puffball and King Stropharia are the most accessible for standard outdoor cultivation. Black Morel and Maitake require more involved outdoor methodology. Chicken of the Woods bridges the two approaches with reliable log inoculation results.
North American Wild Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Included Species
Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea) Liquid Culture
The most immediately recognizable wild mushroom in North America by sheer visual impact. Giant Puffball establishes in outdoor garden beds and returns each season without reinoculation in our experience, a genuinely perennial edible for the right site.
Giant Puffball — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Habitat | Open meadows, woodland edges, garden beds; slightly alkaline soil |
| Returns | Each season once established, without reinoculation |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Giant Puffball Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Agaricaceae
- Genus: Calvatia
- Species: Calvatia gigantea
Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) Liquid Culture
The vivid orange and yellow bracket that stops hikers in their tracks. One of the more accessible wild species for log cultivation, fresh oak log inoculation produces good results and the mycelium persists for multiple seasons.
Chicken of the Woods — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Best approach | Fresh oak log inoculation |
| Returns | Multi-season fruiting once established |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Chicken of the Woods Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Polyporales
- Family: Polyporaceae
- Genus: Laetiporus
- Species: Laetiporus sulphureus
Black Morel (Morchella angusticeps) Liquid Culture
The eastern North American black morel that foragers find under ash trees each spring. Outdoor bed inoculation near ash, elm, and tulip tree gives the best chance of establishment. This is a multi-season cultivation project that rewards patience.
Black Morel — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Cultivation | Outdoor bed inoculation near ash, elm, and tulip tree |
| Timeline | Multi-season establishment — sclerotia formation is the key step |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Black Morel Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Pezizomycetes
- Order: Pezizales
- Family: Morchellaceae
- Genus: Morchella
- Species: Morchella angusticeps
Maitake (Grifola frondosa) Liquid Culture
Maitake is the prize find of eastern North American foragers in late summer and fall, the overlapping fronds at the base of oak trees that can weigh over 50 pounds per cluster. Outdoor oak stump inoculation is the cultivation approach we recommend.
Maitake — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Best approach | Outdoor oak stump inoculation |
| Foraging value | One of the most prized autumn wild edibles in eastern North America |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Maitake Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Polyporales
- Family: Meripilaceae
- Genus: Grifola
- Species: Grifola frondosa
King Stropharia (Stropharia rugosoannulata) Liquid Culture
King Stropharia is native to woodchip and garden bed environments across temperate North America and is the easiest outdoor cultivation target in this pack. Establish it in a woodchip bed and it returns each season without additional inoculation.
King Stropharia — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Substrate | Woodchip and straw outdoor beds |
| Establishment | Returns each season once established — most accessible in this pack |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
King Stropharia Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Strophariaceae
- Genus: Stropharia
- Species: Stropharia rugosoannulata
North American Wild Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Cultivation Overview
All five species are suited to outdoor cultivation from the grain spawn produced by these liquid cultures. None require an indoor fruiting chamber. All syringes ship from our McConnell, Illinois lab ready to inoculate.
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Description
About This Mushroom Liquid Culture
Our North American Wild 5 Pack is a premium mushroom liquid culture: live, lab-verified mycelium suspended in sterile nutrient broth and ready to inoculate your grow medium. Each set ships with sterile needles for clean, reliable transfers.
North American Wild Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Product Summary
- Five 10–12cc liquid culture syringes
- Includes: Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea), Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus), Black Morel (Morchella angusticeps), Maitake (Grifola frondosa), King Stropharia (Stropharia rugosoannulata)
- Each syringe contains viable mycelium in sterile nutrient broth
- Store liquid culture syringes at normal room temperature in the original packaging for 6 or more months.
- Ships with sterile needles
North American Wild Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Pack Overview
The North American Wild Mushroom Cultures 5 Pack brings together five species that define wild foraging in temperate North American forests. Every species in this pack is native to North America, every one is highly sought by foragers, and every one can be cultivated using the verified liquid cultures we provide here. Giant Puffball and King Stropharia are the most accessible for standard outdoor cultivation. Black Morel and Maitake require more involved outdoor methodology. Chicken of the Woods bridges the two approaches with reliable log inoculation results.
North American Wild Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Included Species
Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea) Liquid Culture
The most immediately recognizable wild mushroom in North America by sheer visual impact. Giant Puffball establishes in outdoor garden beds and returns each season without reinoculation in our experience, a genuinely perennial edible for the right site.
Giant Puffball — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Habitat | Open meadows, woodland edges, garden beds; slightly alkaline soil |
| Returns | Each season once established, without reinoculation |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Giant Puffball Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Agaricaceae
- Genus: Calvatia
- Species: Calvatia gigantea
Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) Liquid Culture
The vivid orange and yellow bracket that stops hikers in their tracks. One of the more accessible wild species for log cultivation, fresh oak log inoculation produces good results and the mycelium persists for multiple seasons.
Chicken of the Woods — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Best approach | Fresh oak log inoculation |
| Returns | Multi-season fruiting once established |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Chicken of the Woods Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Polyporales
- Family: Polyporaceae
- Genus: Laetiporus
- Species: Laetiporus sulphureus
Black Morel (Morchella angusticeps) Liquid Culture
The eastern North American black morel that foragers find under ash trees each spring. Outdoor bed inoculation near ash, elm, and tulip tree gives the best chance of establishment. This is a multi-season cultivation project that rewards patience.
Black Morel — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Cultivation | Outdoor bed inoculation near ash, elm, and tulip tree |
| Timeline | Multi-season establishment — sclerotia formation is the key step |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Black Morel Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Ascomycota
- Class: Pezizomycetes
- Order: Pezizales
- Family: Morchellaceae
- Genus: Morchella
- Species: Morchella angusticeps
Maitake (Grifola frondosa) Liquid Culture
Maitake is the prize find of eastern North American foragers in late summer and fall, the overlapping fronds at the base of oak trees that can weigh over 50 pounds per cluster. Outdoor oak stump inoculation is the cultivation approach we recommend.
Maitake — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Best approach | Outdoor oak stump inoculation |
| Foraging value | One of the most prized autumn wild edibles in eastern North America |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
Maitake Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Polyporales
- Family: Meripilaceae
- Genus: Grifola
- Species: Grifola frondosa
King Stropharia (Stropharia rugosoannulata) Liquid Culture
King Stropharia is native to woodchip and garden bed environments across temperate North America and is the easiest outdoor cultivation target in this pack. Establish it in a woodchip bed and it returns each season without additional inoculation.
King Stropharia — Out-Grow Lab Notes
| Parameter | Out-Grow Notes |
| Culture medium | LME + dextrose, 2% + 2% in distilled water |
| Substrate | Woodchip and straw outdoor beds |
| Establishment | Returns each season once established — most accessible in this pack |
| Inoculation rate | 2 to 3cc per quart of sterilized grain or hardwood substrate |
| Storage life | 6 or more months at normal room temperature |
King Stropharia Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Division: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Strophariaceae
- Genus: Stropharia
- Species: Stropharia rugosoannulata
North American Wild Liquid Culture 5 Pack — Cultivation Overview
All five species are suited to outdoor cultivation from the grain spawn produced by these liquid cultures. None require an indoor fruiting chamber. All syringes ship from our McConnell, Illinois lab ready to inoculate.