Fungal Protection
The Ordinance for the Protection of Mushrooms regulates the collection of wild mushrooms of all kinds. Closed seasons and collection quantities are clearly regulated in the regulation.
Collective Provisions
- Only from the 11th to the last day of the month.
- Between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., collecting is allowed.
- A maximum of 1 kg of porcini mushrooms, chanterelles and morels and 2 kg of other edible mushrooms are allowed per person per day.
- Gathering in groups of more than three people, excluding families, is prohibited.
- In nature reserves and forest reserves, there is an absolute ban on mushroom collection.
Official Mushroom Control Body
If you are unsure about collected mushrooms, it is important to seek expert advice. The Official Mushroom Control Office is a competent point of contact for obtaining information about the mushroom species and its edibility. Experienced specialists are available there to examine and identify the fungi. They can identify the type of mushroom based on certain characteristics and inform whether the mushroom is edible.
The following mushroom experts will be available for fungal control from 11 April to 31 October:
Sabine Gahr
Rüttegasse 48
9486 Schaanwald
+423 373 14 86
+423 788 59 88
Evelyn Schocher
Staudenweg 5
9493 Mauren
+41 78 694 93 20
Fungal Species in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein is home to a variety of mushroom species that are waiting to be discovered. From picturesque forests to rolling hills, Liechtenstein offers ideal conditions for the growth and diversity of mushrooms. A selection of the most common mushrooms is listed below:
Spruce Boletus (Boletus edulis)
Widespread, appears from August to late autumn. He enters into a partnership with various trees. Tubes first whitish, later olive green. The stem is covered with a white net.
Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus felleus)
Tube color very young white and quickly turning pink. Peduncle is covered with a brown mesh.
Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)
Appear from July to October in deciduous and coniferous forests. Chanterelles have ledges, and not lamellae. They are colored between light yellow to yolk yellow.
False chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis auriantica)
Strongly forked lamellae which can be detached from the hat meat. Flesh light to orange-yellow.
Spruce Irritant (Lacatarius detterimus)
They can be found from June to late autumn, always near spruce trees. The cap is brick to orange-red and later greenish in color. In case of injury, orange-red milk comes out.
Woolly Milkling (Lactifluus vellereus)
In case of injury, white milk comes out, which becomes ochre-colored when dried. Milklings with white, bitter, scratchy or pungent milk are generally not considered edible.
Scarletina Bolete (Neoboletus erythropus)
Found as early as May to late autumn on acidic to neutral soils. It blushes strongly when touched. Its stem is covered with small red flakes, without net markings.
Satan's Tube (Rubroboletus satanas)
Hat color light gray to leather colors. Tubes orange-red to crimson-red. Slightly turning green-blue when printed. Stem mostly bulbous, tuberous with a reddish reticulated pattern in the upper part.