The Mushroom Guide and Identifier: The Ultimate Guide to Identifying, Picking and Using Mushrooms

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I presume you are referring to the small-format Collins GEM "pocket guide" by Harding rather than the "Collins How to ID" (by Harding et al) that I mentioned above? The Falcon Guide Foraging Mushrooms Washington is an excellent starter guide for the edible species in Washington state. The book goes into detail about each aspect of the mushroom, Stem, Flesh, Tubes/Gills/Pores/Teeth, Spores, Habitat and Edibility, as well as offering advice on the best way to prepare and even preserve the mushroom.

If you’re after a more in-depth guide to the fungi found in the UK, try this exhaustive Collins guide. Fuelled by passion and enthusiasm, this inspiring book will leave you itching to venture into the woods to forage for wild mushrooms.Featuring 30 different species, the simple innovative design makes it easy for both kids and adults to use. uk/Mushroom-Hunting-Collins-Need-Know/dp/000721507X/sr=1-3/qid=1161323676/ref=sr_1_3/202-1979234-8272642?

Additionally, it features a user-friendly key and a dedicated chapter on poisonous lookalikes, ensuring safe mushroom foraging.There are an awful lot of fungi – 2,400 species in the latest field guide and that’s just the larger ones. This is the one book I have had on my shelf since I first started to learn how to grow mushrooms, and I’ve probably flipped through it a million times since. This is another book by Paul Stamets, and one that lead the charge for the new wave of interest in mycoremediation and “how mushrooms can help save the world.

The National Audubon Society Field Guide To Mushrooms is great for foraging, because it is relatively small and you can easily fit it in your backpack and take it with you into the woods.I hope that I have ignited your passion for mycology and inspired you to delve deeper into the fascinating world of fungi.

Before I knew it existed, I picked up Winkler’s accordian style fold-out “A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest”. A great quirk of the book that I really like is the illustrations are given as a % of the real mushroom, most of the mushrooms photographed in the book are at maturity, so it gives you a good reference point for actual size! Photograph: Justin Long/Alamy View image in fullscreen Some of the books refer to smell and taste as ways to identify mushrooms, which experts say ‘should absolutely not be the case’.From delectable recipes that showcase the unique flavours of each species, to essential cooking techniques and safety tips, our collection covers every facet of wild mushroom gastronomy. Do you have any other suggestions for resources that might be helpful to fellow mushroom enthusiasts?