Colorado's official designated mushroom is edible, tastes and smells like almonds, and can be found in the high mountains of ...

The Emperor mushroom joins other iconic official state symbols such as the Rocky Mountain Columbine flower, bighorn sheep, Colorado blue spruce and lark buntings to represent the Centennial State.

The designation of the state mushroom came at no cost to the state. Colorado has a state bird, animal, tree, fish, flower, fossil and now a state mushroom. Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Monday ...

The emperor mushroom, Agaricus julius, was discovered in Colorado in 2016, after long being mistaken for the closely related prince mushroom.