Chanterelle Dreams and Amanita Nightmares

APPENDIX OF RECOMMENDED AND
SUPPLEMENTAL READING

Helpful Books for Mushroom Identification

Field Guides for the Beginning Mushroomer

Barron, George. 1999. Mushrooms of Northeast North America; Midwest to New England. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Lone Pine Publishing.

Kuo, M. 2007. 100 Edible Mushrooms. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Spahr, David. 2009. Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of New England and Eastern Canada. Berkeley, Calif.: North Atlantic Books, Berkeley.

More Comprehensive Field Guides

Arora, David. 1986. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi. Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press.

Bessette, Allan E., William C. Roody, and Arlene R. Bessette. 2000. North American Boletes. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press.

Lincoff, Gary. 1981. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York: Alfred Knopf.

Phillips, Roger. 2005. Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada: Firefly Books.

Trappe, Matt, Frank Evans, and James Trappe. 2007. Field Guide to North American Truffles. Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press.

Regional Field Guides

Bessette, Alan E., Arleen R. Bessette, and David W. Fischer. 1997. Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press. Covering 600 species with keys leading to photographs of the more common mushrooms.

Evenson, Vera Stucky. 1997. Mushrooms of Colorado and the Southern Rocky Mountains. Denver, Colo.: Denver Botanic Gardens.

Horn, Bruce, Richard Kay, and Dean Abel. 1993. A Guide to Kansas Mushrooms. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press. An older guide, but one that addresses midwestern mushrooms with good photos as well as many pages of additional information about mushrooms and mushrooming in the prairie states.

Roody, William C. 2003. Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky. Covers about 400 species in the Appalachian Mountains region. Well written and easy to use.

Russell, Bill. 2006. Field Guide to the Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. University Park: Keystone Books, Penn State University Press.

Trudell, Steve, and Joe Ammirati. 2009. Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Portland, Ore.: Timber Press.

Great Books about Mushrooms, Mycology, and Related Stuff

Boa, Eric. 2004. Wild Edible Fungi, A Global Overview of Their Use and Importance to People. Non-Wood Forest Products Report #17. Online at http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/Y5489E/y5489e00.htm

Czarnecki, Jack. 1998. Joe’s Book of Mushroom Cookery. New York: Macmillan.

Kuo, M. 2005. Morels. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Masser, Chris, A. W. Claridge, and J. M. Trappe. 2008. Trees, Truffles, and Beasts: How Forests Function. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press.

Persson, Ollie. 1997. The Chanterelle Book. Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press

Pieribone, V., and D. Gruber. 2005. Aglow in the Dark. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. As the title suggests, this book is dedicated to bioluminescence in all its forms, not just fungi.

Stamets, Paul. 1996. Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World. Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press.

Stamets, Paul. 2005. Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Save the World. Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press.

Wasson, R. G. 1968. Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Not in print, but available through some libraries.

Medicinal Mushroom Resources

Hobbs, Christopher. 1995. Medicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing and Culture. Botanica Press (through various distributors). Great store of information coming from the focus of an herbalist.

Marley, Greg A. 2009. Mushrooms for Health: Medicinal Secrets of Northeast Fungi. Camden, Me.: Down East Books. A field guide and comprehensive look at the most researched and promising of the medicinal mushrooms, the research supporting use, and preparation tips.

Mushroom Poisoning Books and Resources

Benjamin, D. R. 1995. Mushrooms: Poisons and Panaceas—A Handbook for Naturalists, Mycologists, and Physicians. New York: W.H. Freeman.

Hallen, H., and G. Adams. 2002. Don’t Pick Poison When Gathering Mushrooms for Food in Michigan. Mich. State University Extension Service Bulletin E-2777. Available online at: https://www.msu.edu/user/hallenhe/E-2777.pdf. This is a very well-written and informative bulletin of the common and problematic mushrooms. At forty-three bi-fold pages, it is quite comprehensive without being overwhelming.

Internet Resources

www.mushroomexpert.com A well-organized and developed site for mushroom identification and general information with good links to other resources. Has a great section devoted to morels. Includes keys to many mushroom genera and related groups.

www.mykoweb.com An award-winning California site filled with a wide range of mushroom-related resources, identification supports, articles, and good links. Broadly comprehensive and a little overwhelming initially. Also home to the online Fungi of California.

www.rogersmushrooms.com Rogers Mushrooms is the work of mushrooming author Roger Phillips. This site contains the information published in the above book by the author. It also contains a good section on mushroom toxins and a better visual key to help identify mushrooms to genus.

http://hymfiles.biosci.ohio-state.edu/projects/FFiles / The Firefly Files by Marc Branham, 1998. A great source of information for kids and adults about the world of fireflies.

www.tomvolkfungi.net Tom Volk’s Fungi. Tom is a professor of mycology at the University of Wisconsin and has made an incredible impact on mycologists of all levels of interest and accomplishments over the past fifteen years. His Web site is a treasure trove of information, mostly easily laid out, fun, and informative. Since 1997 he has added monthly mushrooms to a growing list sure to form the basis of an undergraduate degree in mycology.

Journals and Magazines for the Amateur Mushroomer

Fungi Magazine. The newer kid on the block and a very welcome addition, this journal is presented in a friendly, colorful style, and is packed with information helpful for amateur and quasi-professional alike. Mail: Fungi Magazine, P.O. Box 8,1925 Hwy. 175, Richfield, Wisconsin 53076-0008. Phone 262-227-1243, email bbunyard@wi.rr.com, or online at http://www.fungimag.com/ $38.00 for 5 issues.

Mushroom: The Journal of Wild Mushrooming. For twenty years this has been the bedrock for amateur mushroomers and a source of great information, inspiration, and a connection to other American mushroomers. Mail: Leon Shernoff, 1511 E. 54th St. Chicago, IL 60615, or email: leon@mushroomthejournal.com $25.00 for four issues.
http://www.mushroomthejournal.com/index.html

Resources for Learning about Mushroom Cultivation

Web Sites for Information, Spawn, and Equipment

www.fieldforest.net Field and Forest Products has been in the business of mushroom cultivation for twenty-five years and has all the ups and downs to prove it. A great source of cold-weather growing strains.

www.fungi.com A leader in the field of mushroom cultivation and mushrooming eco-philosophy, Paul Stamets offers a very full range of products and support for mushroom growing.

www.themushroompatch.com The Mushroom Patch is a Canadian company with a wide range of information and products for the home grower. The company specializes in low-cost and low-tech growing.

Books on Mushroom Cultivation

The Mushroom Cultivator by Paul Stamets and J. S. Chilton. 1983. Agarikon Press. One of the first comprehensive books on mushroom cultivation and a great primer that addresses basic techniques and laboratory skills. A good treatment of the specific growing parameters for a number of common edible and a few hallucinogenic mushrooms.

Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms by Paul Stamets. 1993. Ten Speed Press. This book adds to the knowledge base built in The Mushroom Cultivator and includes the background information and growing needs for some medicinal species in addition to edibles and magic mushrooms. A rich source for cultural and historical information as well.

Mushrooms in the Garden by Hellmut Steineck. 1981. Mad River Press. A translation from the original German text, Steineck wrote this guide following many years of practicing his passion for integrating mushrooms into his home landscape. More of a guide to the possibilities than a stepwise recipe for cultivation, it will open your eyes to a new world.

Regional Mycological Organizations to Join

North American Mycological Association
(NAMA)

Bruce Eberle, Executive Secretary, North
American Mycological Association 6586
Guilford Road, Clarksville, MD
21029-1520

Phone: 301-854-3142

Email: Bruce_Eberle@msn.com

Northeast—The Mycological Association of
Washington (DC)

7400 Clifton Road, Clifton, VA 20124-2106

Web:mawdc.org

Email: bruceaboyer@cox.net

Northeast Mycological Federation

Web: www.nemf.org

Email: ursula.hoffmann@lehman.cuny.edu