Recommended Reading:

Selected References for Amateur Mycologists in the Pacific Northwest, compiled by Nancy Weber and Maggie Rogers, April 2004.

Entry Level Publications:

   Pacific Northwest/ Western North America

McKenny, M., Stuntz, D.E. and Ammirati J.F. 1987. The New Savory Wild Mushroom. University of Washington Press

Smith, A.H. 1975. A Field Guide to Western Mushrooms. University of Michigan Press.

Tylutki, E.E. Mushrooms of Idaho and the Pacific Northwest: 1979, Vol.1, Discomycetes. 1987, Vol. 2, Non-gilled Hymenomycetes, (Agaricales and Aphyllophorales). University of Idaho Press.

Evenson,V. S. 1997. Mushrooms of Colorado and the Southern Rocky Mountains. Westcliffe Publishers and Denver Museum of Natural History.

   National to continental, mix of Pacific NW and other fungi

Arora, D. 1991. All That the Rain Promises, and More. Ten Speed Press.

Lincoff, G.H. 1981. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

Marteka, V. 1980. Mushrooms Wild and Edible. W. W. Norton & Co.

Miller, O.K., Jr. 1972. Mushrooms of North America. E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.

Smith, A.H.,& Weber, N.S. 1980. The Mushroom Hunter's Field Guide. The Univ. of Michigan Press.

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Intermediate/advanced Level:

   N. America north of Mexico/areas with similar climate & trees

Arora, D. 1986. Mushrooms Demystified, ed. 2. Ten Speed Press.

Breitenbach, J., & Kr”nzlin, F. Fungi of Switzerland. 1981, Vol. 1, Ascomycetes; 1986,Vol. 2, Non-gilled Fungi; 1991, Vol. 3 Boletes and Agarics, 1st part; 1995, Vol. 4, Agarics, 2nd part; 2000, Vol. 5: Agarics 3rd part.Verlag Mykologia Luzern.

Hansen, L.& Knudsen, H., eds. Nordic Macromycetes. 2000, Vol. 1, Ascomycetes; 1992, Vol. 2. Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales; 1997, Vol. 3, Heterobasidioid, Aphyllophoroid and Gastromycetoid Basidiomycetes. Nordsvamp.

Mad River Press. (Various authors & years). How to Identify Mushrooms to Genus: I, Macroscopic features; II, Field Identification of Genera; III., Microscopic features; IV, Keys to Families and Genera; V. Cultural and Developmental Features; VI, Modern Genera.

Mad River Press. (Various authors & years). The Agaricales (Gilled Fungi) of California. Eleven sections issued so far on 11 families or groups of gilled mushrooms, more in the works.

Smith, A.H. 1949. Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats. Sawyer's, Inc.

Smith, A.H., Smith, H.V, & Weber, N.S. 1979. How to Know the Gilled Mushrooms. 1981. How to Know the Non-gilled Mushrooms. Wm. C. Brown Co. Publishers.

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Links to further Information:

Sheine, S.: Bibliography For Teaching About Fungi

Lubrecht & Cramer, Ltd.: International Books by Mail

Mad River Press, Inc. (Note: Online information dated 2002)

www.abebooks.com: New Books, Used Books, Rare Books, Out-of-Print Books

Rogers, M. Fungal Cave Books: Diverse previously owned mushroom books: rogersmm@aol.com

Wayner, G.: Used, Rare, Scholarly and Natural History Books

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