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Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)

Black Trumpet (Craterellus cornucopioides, C. cenerius, C. foetidus)

Small Chanterelles (Craterellus tubaeformis, C. ignicolor)

Hedgehog (Hydnum repandum, H. umbilicatum)

Horse and Meadow Mushroom (Agaricus arvensis, A campestris)

Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiota procera)

Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus)

(White) Matsutake (Tricholoma magnivelare)

Blewit (Lepista nuda)

Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus,  P. populinus)

Mushrooms with Pores

King Bolete (Boletus edulis) Boletus variipes and other.

Two Colored Bolete (Boletus bicolor)

Maitake (Grifola frondosa)

Chicken of the Woods   (Laetiporus sulphureus)

Dryads Saddle (Polyporus squamosus)

Other Mushrooms

Morels (Morchella esculenta, M. elata)

Puffballs  (Calvatia gigantea, Calvatia cyathiformis, others)

Lobster Mushroom (Hypomyces lactifluorum)

Aborted Entoloma (Entoloma abortivum)

Medicinal Mushrooms

Maitake (Grifola frondosa)

Reishi (Ganoderma tsugae, G. lucidum)

Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)

Artist's Conk (Ganoderma applanatum)

Collecting, Photographing and Cooking 

Rules for Collecting

Collecting Tips

Useful Equipment

Photographing Mushrooms

Evaluating Flavor
using basic cooking processes

Dyeing Fabrics and Paper with Mushrooms

Mushroom Photograph Galleries

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Recommended Reading
Books on Mushrooms and Related Topics

Research, Identification and Information

 

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms (National Audubon Society Field Guide Series) by Gary H. Lincoff (Turtleback)

 

Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America by Roger Phillips (Hardcover)

 

North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi (Falconguide) by Orson K. Miller and Hope Miller (Paperback - May 1, 2006)

 

Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi by David Arora (Paperback - Sep 1986)

 

North American Boletes: A Color Guide to the Fleshy Pored Mushrooms (North American Boletes) by Alan E. Bessette, William C. Roody, and Arleen R. Bessette (Hardcover)

 

Mushrooms of North America in Color: A Field Guide Companion to Seldom-Illustrated Fungi by Alan E. Bessette (Hardcover)

 

Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America: A Field-To-Kitchen Guide by David W. Fischer and Alan E. Bessette (Hardcover - Aug 1992

 

Mushroom Picker's Foolproof Field Guide by Peter Jordan (Paperback)

 

Morels by Michael Kuo (Paperback - Sep 21, 2005)

 

Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide by Paul Stamets and Andrew Weil (Paperback)

Mushroom Collecting In Maine and the Northeast

Mushrooms of Northeastern North America by Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, and David W. Fischer (Hardcover - Sep 1997)

Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northeast by Charles L. Fergus (Paperback - Mar 2003)

Mushrooms of Northeast North America: Midwest to New England by George Barron (Paperback - Mar 1999)

Field Guide to the Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania And the Mid-atlantic (Keystone Book) by Bill Russell (Paperback - Oct 30, 2006)

Mushroom Growing and Cultivation

 

Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms by Paul Stamets (Paperback - Dec 2000)

 

Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World by Paul Stamets (Paperback - Oct 15, 2005)

Medicinal Mushroom Books and Publications about Cancer and the Immune System

Medicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing, & Culture (Herbs and Health Series) by Harriet Beinfield and Christopher Hobbs (Paperback - Mar 2003)

China's Cancer Solution--What the Chinese Know About Reishi Mushroom That Could Save American Lives by Sharon Brucato, Xue Ren Wang, and Daniel Sliva (Paperback - 2005) - Color

Maitake Magic by Harry G. Preuss M.D. and Sensuke Konno (Paperback - Mar 1, 2002)

Medicinal Mushrooms Poster, 24" x 36" by AllPosters.com

Mushroom Cookery  

The Complete Mushroom Book: Savory Recipes for Wild and Cultivated Varieties by Antonio Carluccio (Hardcover - Sep 12, 2006)

The Mushroom Lover's Mushroom Cookbook and Primer by Amy Farges and Christopher Styler (Paperback - Sep 11, 2000)

Mushroom Cookbook: Recipes for White & Exotic Varieties by Mimi Brodeur (Hardcover - Sep 10, 2005)

Mushroom Dyes and Paper

The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer's Field Guide by Arleen R. Bessette and Alan E. Bessette (Paperback - Jul 2001)

Mushrooms for Color by Miriam C. Rice (Paperback - Jun 1980)

Related Topics

Forest Gardening by R Hart (Paperback - Jun 15, 2006)

Edible Forest Gardens: Ecological Vision, Theory For Temperate Climate Permaculture by Dave Jacke and Eric Toensmeier (Hardcover)

How to Make a Forest Garden by Patrick Whitefield (Paperback - Jun 1996)

The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest by Rick Darke (Hardcover - Aug 15, 2002)

Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places by Steve Brill (Paperback - May 20, 1994)

The Permaculture Garden by Graham Bell and Sarah Bunker (Paperback - Mar 21, 2005)

Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture by John Todd and Toby Hemenway (Paperback - April 2001)

Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability by David Holmgren (Paperback - Dec 2002)

PERMACULTURE: A Designers' Manual by Bill Mollison and Reny Mia Slay (Hardcover - Oct 1, 1997)

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