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A New England and Eastern Canada Edible and Medicinal Mushroom Resource

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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MMA Forays

Dr. Sam Ristich, one of the original mushroom gurus, explains it all. 7-17-07

Laurence Leonard M.D. explains the finer points of Stropharia rugosa-annulata

Dr. Sam is ready for the swamps.	Mycologist Greg Marley brings in his finds. 7-17-07
Michaeline Mulvey really knows her mushrooms. Here she teaches about Hypomyces lactifluorum, the Lobster Mushroom 8-3-07 in Litchfield.	Cheryl St. Pierre with Stropharia.
The younger generation honored to meet Dr. Sam.	Dr. Dorothy Spaulding, a botanist, speaks of the health of the MMA. It's good news. MMA has money for scholarships.
Sam and Cheryl peruse the cast of species found on 7-17-07	Animated conversation from Dr. Seanna Annis, mycology professor from U. Maine, Orono.