A Naturalist’s Guide to the Mushrooms & other Fungi of Britain & Northern Europe
by Josephine Bacon
A Naturalist’s Guide to the Mushrooms & other Fungi of Britain & Northern Europe is a photographic identification guide to 280 most commonly found species of mushroom and toadstool. The user-friendly introduction includes an overview of distribution, habitats, mushroom structure and nomenclature. There is useful advice on mushroom hunting, where to find mushrooms which are good to eat and their nutritional value, and how to identify and avoid poisonous species.
Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms
by Paul Stamets
This fully updated edition of the internationally acclaimed mushroom grower’s guide adds 6 more mushroom species to the 25 species already described. Advanced cultivation techniques for Agaricus braziliensis, Pleurotus tuberregium, Sparassis crispa, Trametes versicolor, Tremella fuciformis and Agaricus brunnescens (“Portobello”) mushrooms have been added to the Third Edition. This book covers in detail state-of-the-art commercial cultivation techniques, liquid culture inoculation methods, mycological landscaping, growing room and lab designs, troubleshooting and more. Commonly referred to as “The New Testament” by amateur and professional mycologists alike.
