King Oyster and Chanterelle mushrooms on display on a Vienna market, Austria. Also called pleurotus eryngii, cantharellus, craterellus, gomphus, and p

King Oyster and Chanterelle mushrooms on display on a Vienna market, Austria. Also called pleurotus eryngii, cantharellus, craterellus, gomphus, and polyozellus, these are famous tasty mushrooms. Picture of fresh raw mushrooms on display on the stalls of a Vienna Market. King Oyster and Chanterelle are visible. Chanterelles is the common name of several species of fungi in the genera Cantharellus, Craterellus, Gomphus, and Polyozellus. They are among the most popular of wild edible mushrooms. Pleurotus eryngii is an edible mushroom native to Mediterranean regions of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, but also grown in many parts of Asia.