At the joint NAMA/MSA Foray in Asheville, NC, in July 2004, a celebration was held honoring the career of mycologist Orson K. Miller, Jr. At that banquet, the following letter Read more
Just as has been happening with mushrooms, well illustrated regional books about lichens are becoming more common. For anyone in the northeastern U.S. or southeastern Canada with a more than
The Macrolichens of New England Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, Vol. 96 Read More »
At first glance, I assumed this would be another book along the lines of Nik Money’s Mr. Bloomfield’s Orchard, R.T. and F.W. Rolfe’s The Romance of the Fungus World, Elio Schaechter’s In the
Kingdom of Fungi: The Biology of Mushrooms, Molds, and Lichens Read More »
Formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, Haida Gwaii is a complex of over 150 islands, totaling about 10,000 km2, off the coast of British Columbia. They lie between Vancouver
The Outer Spores: Mushrooms of Haida Gwaii Read More »
To most North Americans, it probably seems odd that a “Wildlife” publishing company would produce a book about fungi. But, as I learned a few years back, it isn’t so
Mushrooms: The Natural and Human World of British Fungi Read More »
When it comes to weird fiction and fantasy, fungi have it covered. They sprout from underneath, spread over the top, and their visionary powers are never far from any surface.
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The principal field guide for California mushroom hunters has long been Mushrooms Demystified, but its current edition is now over 25 years old and increasingly is showing its age. Although
Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America Read More »
Tricholomas of North America is 208 pages in 7×10 format. The book is beautifully bound and illustrated. It begins with a 9-page introduction followed by a 16 page dichotomous key
Tricholomas of North America: A Mushroom Field Guide Read More »
This small handbook from OSU Extension represents another in the growing lineup of state or narrow regional mushroom guidebooks. Page-size is roughly 4.5 x 7 inches and the book would
Mushrooms and Macrofungi of Ohio and the Midwestern States: A Resource Handbook Read More »
The author begins her acknowledgments (p. 151) with: Mushrooms remain a complex and mysterious subject even now, after months and months of research, ponderings, and hair pulling. This book only
Mushroom: A Global History Read More »
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