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Post subject: best mushroom book  Posted: June 3rd, 2007, 8:17 pm |
just wondering which book would be best to buy for identifing edible mushrooms in michigan for all seasons thanks jeff
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Post subject: Re: best mushroom book Posted: June 3rd, 2007, 9:40 pm
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I don't think there is just one. National audubon field guide is good, I like Simon and schuster's guide to mushrooms and the Smithsonian handbooks mushroom book. I just recently got George Barron's mushrooms of NENA and bessette, Bessette, Fischer's book Mushrooms of NENA. Haven't got to look thru them much but I like the Bessette book the best so far of the two. Roger's mushrooms is good and can be viewed online here- http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/I like the Simon and Schuster and Smithsonian books the best. Seem easier to understand but it's nice to have 3 or so to compare and make a good ID. Alot of the pics and descriptions vary from book to book.
"Drown me! Roast me! Hang me! Do whatever you please," said Brer Rabbit. "Only please, Brer Fox, please don't throw me into the briar patch." http://www.youtube.com/user/MiWilderness
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Post subject: Re: best mushroom book Posted: June 4th, 2007, 1:03 pm
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thanks shroomer69 i will check them out asap.i need to learn about them fall shrooms since im in the woods all fall 
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Post subject: Re: best mushroom book Posted: April 7th, 2008, 1:52 pm
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the best book I have is "What the rain promises and more"
by David Arura.
it is aimed at the pacific NW but still is a great book
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Post subject: Re: best mushroom book Posted: April 7th, 2008, 7:58 pm
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Hey another really good one is mushrooms of North America? by Orson and Hope Miller. It covers a huge amount of shrooms and I compare it to Roger's mushrooms. He goes into more detail about poisoning and symptoms. A little technical but very informative. and easy enuf to read. Also they try to point out poisonous lookalikes more than some other books.
I was never into reading or writing but I'll do it for the shrooms!
"Drown me! Roast me! Hang me! Do whatever you please," said Brer Rabbit. "Only please, Brer Fox, please don't throw me into the briar patch." http://www.youtube.com/user/MiWilderness
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Post subject: Re: best mushroom book Posted: April 8th, 2008, 8:35 am
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For Morel info, Michael Kuo's book Morels is exceptional...any one read his other book?
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Post subject: Re: best mushroom book Posted: April 11th, 2008, 7:48 pm
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I read Kuo's book and I was a little disappointed. I guess I expected a little more information.
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Post subject: Re: best mushroom book Posted: April 13th, 2008, 2:50 pm
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 shroomer69 wrote: I don't think there is just one. National audubon field guide is good, . love teh audubon guides for birds as well. great pictures!
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Post subject: Re: best mushroom book Posted: April 17th, 2008, 1:38 pm
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I agree that the National Audubon field guide is probably the best field guide going. It takes you through the simple identification and all the way through to spore ID. I have a lot more manuals , but for a fast guide I always go to my Audobons.
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Post subject: Re: best mushroom book Posted: April 19th, 2008, 1:08 am
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One other thing that I can recommend to the starting mycologist is the page of Tom Volk's . He has done a good job of posting different aspects of mycology and most will enjoy his web page. http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/I hope that I am not breaking any rules here , but if I am please remove the above... though I consider his work to be of value to most mycologist.
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