Ingredient Classification 2 : Wild Fungus Content . The truffles , mushrooms , and toadstools of Tamriel are both delicious and deadly : Y ' ffre blesses us with a multitude of varieties , but taunts us by cursing many of them with a taste that poisons and slays more proficiently than a giant . Though this book of ingredients is no substitute for writings specific to the safe collecting and consumption of fungi , there are a number of plants that apothecaries take particular delight in gathering or purchasing . Be certain the fungus you harvest is the plant with such benefits , as venturing into the wilds for a tasteless or poisonous specimen with similar markings can be disheartening . Blue Entoloma Cap . This mushroom of graying blue with a domed cam and slim stalk is found in small clusters around rocks and ivy in the northern and central forests . Proven Benefits ( in Alchemy ) : Emetic Russala . Find these large red caps with white stalks , which usually grow in a single plant ( but occasionally in clusters of two or three ) by damp walls or the marshy ground of western Tamriel . Proven Benefits ( in Alchemy ) : Imp Stool . Lucky explorers may harvest clusters of these squat , orange - capped mushrooms from dank caves , where they grow among rocks in groups of ten or more . Proven Benefits ( in Alchemy ) : Voilet Coprinus . One of Morrowind ' s indigenous ( and smaller ) specimens , this is a slender turquoise fungus , usually seen in groups of three , with bursts of green and purple and a light blue center . Proven Benefits ( in Alchemy ) : Spend time in rarely traveled woodland , or descend into abandoned mines or undiscovered caves , and you may encounter many fine specimens or fungus . Many grow suddenly , within a day , stealing the goodness from dung , soil , root , or corpse . Expect a flesh bulb , or " cap , " clad in a variety of colors from the dull to the wondrous . The cap balances on a stem , or " stalk , " attached firmly to the ground . When gathering wild varieties of mushrooms , be sure to slide or pluck from the base , especially as some potency is kept there . Gloves are recommended , as some spores have been known to carry diseases ( such as swamp fever or wither ) , and unless you are skilled in the ways of the wilds , or you wish to see the content of your stomach , it is unwise to eat any toadstools you pick . Aside from the mushrooms cultivated for food and fungus that provide other beneficial qualities , for the increasing potency in potions , be certain to study this sketch work and locate the flowing varieties of fungus . Luminous Russala . A wide - capped , squat toadstool with a mottled white , brown , and green color , with flecks of purple in the stalk . Seen at the base of trees in the Bitter Coast region of Morrowind . Proven Benefits ( in Alchemy ) : Namira ' s Rot . A small but sturdy cap of red and beige ( having a pattern like that of skin lesions ) , with a white stalk and brown , mottled base . Seek it in dark forests and caves . Proven Benefits ( in Alchemy ) : White Cap . A subterranean toadstool , seen primarily in caves across most provinces , close to damp , dripping mineral deposits and rock . Tall , very flat capped , with speckled black markings .