List of books about mushrooms explained
This is a list of published books about mushrooms and mycology, including their history in relation to man, their identification, their usage as food and medicine, and their ecology.
Identification guides
These are larger works that may be hard to take on a hike but help with in depth identification after mushroom hunting.
- Book: Kuo, Michael . Morels . University of Michigan Press . Ann Arbor . 2005 . 978-0472030361 .
- Book: Pacioni, Giovanni . Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms . Simon and Schuster . New York . 1981 . 978-0671428495 .
- Book: Stamets, Paul . Paul Stamets
. Paul Stamets . Psilocybe Mushrooms & Their Allies . Homestead Book Co. Distributed nationally by And/Or Press . Seattle Berkeley, Calif . 1978 . 0-930180-03-8 .
- Book: Stamets, Paul . Paul Stamets
. Paul Stamets . Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World: An Identification Guide . Ten Speed Press . Berkeley, Calif . 1996 . 0-89815-839-7 .
Europe
These are identification guides relevant only to Europe.
- Book: Bondartsev, A.S. . The Polyporaceae of the European USSR and Caucasia . Program for Scientific Translations . Jerusalem, Israel . 1971 . 204648.
- Book: Breitenbach, J . Fungi of Switzerland . Mad River Press . 1984 . 978-0916422479 .
- Book: Kavina, Karel . Atlas des Champignons de l'Europe . Praha: Chez les éditeurs . 1934 . 3065296 . French.
- Book: Lange, Jakob . Guide des Champignons . Delachaux et Niestle . Neuchâtel . 1983 . 9782603004692 . French.
- Book: Lange, Morten . Notes on the Macromycetes of Northern Norway (Acta Borealia, A. Scientia No. 23) . Universitetsforlaget . Tromsø, Oslo . 1967.
- Book: Skirgiełło, Alina . Fungi: Basidiomycetes, Boletales (Gryzyby). 3073155 . The Foreign Scientific Publications Dept. of the National Center for Scientific, Technical and Economic Information . Warsaw, Poland . 1975.
- Book: Sterry, Paul . Fungi of Britain and Northern Europe . Chancellor . London . 1991 . 978-1851528103 .
- Book: Buczacki, Stefan . Collins Fungi Guide . HarperCollins . 2012 . 9780007466481 . en.
- Book: Thompson, Peter . Ascomycetes in Colour: Found and Photographed in Mainland Britain . Xlibris Corporation . Great Britain . 2013 . 978-1479747559 .
North America
These are identification guides relevant only to North America. Below are sections detailing specific regions of North America, such as the Southeastern United States and the Pacific Northwest.
- Book: Bessette, Alan . Boletes of Eastern North America . Syracuse University Press . Syracuse, New York . 2016 . 978-0815610748 .
- Book: Bessette, Alan . Milk Mushrooms of North America: A Field Identification Guide to the Genus Lactarius . Syracuse University Press . Syracuse, N.Y . 2009 . 978-0815632290 .
- Book: Bessette, Alan . North American Boletes: A Color Guide to the Fleshy Pored Mushrooms . Syracuse University Press . Syracuse . 2010 . 978-0815632443 .
- Book: Bessette, Alan . Tricholomas of North America: A Mushroom Field Guide . University of Texas Press . Austin . 2013 . 9780292742345 .
- Book: Bessette, Alan . Waxcap Mushrooms of Eastern North America . Syracuse University Press . Syracuse, N.Y . 2012 . 978-0815632689 .
- Book: Beug, Michael . Ascomycete Fungi of North America: A Mushroom Reference Guide . University of Texas Press . Austin . 2014 . 978-0292742338 .
- Book: Kerrigan, Richard . Agaricus of North America . New York Botanical Garden . Bronx, New York, USA . 2016 . 978-0-89327-536-5 .
- Book: Miller, Orson . North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi . Falcon Guide . Guilford, Conn . 2006 . 9780762731091 .
- Book: Phillips, Roger . Mushrooms & Other Fungi of North America . Firefly Books . Buffalo, NY . 2005 . 9781554071159 .
Alaska
- Book: Laursen, Gary . Common Interior Alaska Cryptogams: Fungi, Lichenicolous Fungi, Lichenized Fungi, Slime Molds, Mosses, and Liverworts . University of Alaska Press . Fairbanks, Alaska . 2009 . 978-1602230583 .
Northeastern United States
These are identification guides relevant to the Northeastern United States.
- Book: Baroni, Timothy . Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada . Timber Press . Portland, Oregon . 2017 . 978-1604696349 .
- Book: Barron, George . Mushrooms of Northeast North America . Partners Publishing . Vancouver, BC . 2015 . 978-1772130003 .
- Book: Bessette, Alan . Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of New York . Syracuse University Press . Syracuse, N.Y . 2006 . 978-0815608486 .
- Book: Bessette, Alan . Mushrooms of Northeastern North America . Syracuse University Press . Syracuse, N.Y . 1997 . 978-0815603887 .
- Book: Bessette, Arleen . Mushrooms of Cape Cod and the National Seashore . Syracuse University Press . Syracuse, N.Y . 2001 . 978-0815606888 . registration .
- Book: Binion, Denise . Macrofungi Associated With Oaks of Eastern North America . West Virginia University Press . Morgantown . 2008 . 978-1933202365 .
- Book: Russell, Bill . Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic . Pennsylvania State University Press . University Park, Pa . 2006 . 978-0271028910 .
Midwestern United States
These are identification guides relevant to the Midwestern United States.
- Book: Kauffman, C. H. . The Gilled Mushrooms (Agaricaceae) of Michigan and the Great Lakes Region . Dover Publications . New York . 1971 . 9780486223964 .
- Book: Kuo, Michael . Mushrooms of the Midwest . University of Illinois Press . Urbana . 2014 . 978-0252079764 .
- Book: McFarland, Joe . Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois & Surrounding States: A Field-to-Kitchen Guide . University of Illinois Press . Urbana . 2009 . 978-0252076435 .
- Book: Stone, Maxine . Missouri's Wild Mushrooms: A Guide to Hunting, Identifying and Cooking the State's Most Common Mushrooms . Missouri Department of Conservation . Jefferson City, MO . 2010 . 978-1887247740 .
Pacific Northwest
These are identification guides focused on mushrooms found in the Pacific Northwest.
. David Arora. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi . Ten Speed Press . Berkeley . 1986 . 978-0898151695 . Mushrooms Demystified .
- Book: Desjardin, Dennis . California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide . Timber Press . Portland, Oregon . 2015 . 978-1604693539 .
- Book: McKenny, Margaret . The New Savory Wild Mushroom . University of Washington Press . Seattle . 1987 . 978-0295964805 .
- Book: Siegel, Noah . Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fungi of Coastal Northern California . Ten Speed Press . Berkeley . 2016 . 978-1607748175 .
- Book: Trudell, Steve . Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest . Timber Press . Portland, Or . 2009 . 978-0881929355 .
Southwestern United States
These are identification guides relevant to the Southwestern United States.
- Book: States, Jack . Mushrooms and Truffles of the Southwest . The University of Arizona Press . Tucson, AZ. . 1990 . 978-0816511921 .
Southeastern United States
These are guides relevant to the Southeastern United States.
- Book: Bessette, Alan . Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States . University of Texas Press . Austin, TX . 2019 . 978-1-4773-1815-7 .
- Book: Bessette, Alan . Mushrooms of the Southeastern United States . Syracuse University Press . Syracuse, N.Y . 2007 . 978-0815631125 .
- Book: Kimbrough, James . Common Florida Mushrooms . University of Florida, Extension Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences . Gainesville, FL . 2000 . 978-0916287306 .
- Book: Metzler, Susan . Texas Mushrooms : A Field Guide . University of Texas Press . Austin . 1992 . 978-0292751262 .
- Book: Roody, William . Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians . University Press of Kentucky . Lexington, Kentucky . 2003 . 9780813128139 .
- Book: Weber, Nancy . A Field Guide to Southern Mushrooms . University of Michigan Press . Ann Arbor . 1985 . 978-0472856152 .
Field guides
These are identification guides small enough to take with you while mushroom hunting or on a hike.
. David Arora. All That the Rain Promises and More...: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms . Ten Speed Press . Berkeley . 1991 . 978-0-89815-388-0 . All That the Rain Promises and More... .
- Book: Marrone, Teresa . Mushrooms of the Northeast: A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms . Adventure Publications . Cambridge, MN . 2016 . 978-1591935919 .
- Book: Marrone, Teresa . Mushrooms of the Upper Midwest: A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms . Adventure Publications, Inc . Cambridge, Minnesota . 2014 . 978-1591934172 .
- Book: Lincoff, Gary . National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms . Knopf Distributed by Random House . New York . 1981 . 978-0394519920 .
- Smith, Alexander and Weber, Nancy (1980). The Mushroom Hunter's Field Guide. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. .
- Russel, Bill. (2006). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. University Park, PA. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0-271-02891-2.
Cultivation
These are books about growing mushrooms and fungiculture.
- Book: Cotter, Tradd . Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation: Simple to Advanced and Experimental Techniques for Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation . Chelsea Green Publishing . White River Junction, Vermont . 2014 . 978-1603584555 .
- Book: Oss, O. T. . Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide: A Handbook for Psilocybin Enthusiasts . Quick American Pub . San Francisco, Calif . 1991 . 978-0932551061 .
- Book: Stamets, Paul . Paul Stamets
. Paul Stamets . Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms: Shokuyō Oyobi Yakuyō Kinoko No Saibai . Ten Speed Press . Berkeley, Calif . 2000 . 1-58008-175-4 .
- Book: Stamets, Paul . Paul Stamets
. Paul Stamets . The Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home . Agarikon Press Western distribution by Homestead Book Co . Olympia, Wash. Seattle, Wa . 1983 . 0-9610798-0-0 .
Fungal biology
These are books about mycology and fungal biology.
- Book: Deacon, J. W. . Fungal Biology . Blackwell Pub . Malden, MA . 2006 . 978-1405130660 .
- Book: Kendrick, Bryce . The Fifth Kingdom . Focus Pub . Newburyport MA . 2000 . 978-1585100224 .
- Book: Petersen, Jens . The Kingdom of Fungi . Princeton University Press . Princeton, N.J . 2012 . 978-0691157542 . registration .
- Book: Webster, John . Introduction to Fungi . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge, UK New York . 2007 . 978-0521014830 .
Ecology
These are books related to the intersection of fungi and ecology, such as mycoremediation.
- Book: Gulden, Gro . Macromycetes and Air Pollution: Mycocoenological Studies in Three Oligotrophic Spruce Forests in Europe . J. Cramer . Berlin . 1992 . 9783443590451 .
- Book: McCoy, Peter . Radical Mycology: A Treatise on Seeing & Working With Fungi . Chthaeus Press . Portland, Oregon . 2016 . 978-0986399602 .
- Book: Sheldrake, Merlin . . Random House . New York . 2020 . 9780525510314 .
- Book: Stamets, Paul . Paul Stamets
. Paul Stamets . Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World . Ten Speed Press . Berkeley, Calif . 2005 . 978-1-58008-579-3 . Mycelium Running .
- Book: Varma, Ajit . Symbiotic Fungi: Principles and Practice . Springer Berlin . Berlin . 2013 . 978-3642260278 .
Food
These are books that explore mushrooms and fungi from the perspective of food and food science, e.g. books that explore the chemical and nutritional compositions of edible mushrooms, or books of recipes specializing in using wild mushrooms.
- Book: Fischer, David . Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America: A Field-to-Kitchen Guide . registration . University of Texas Press . Austin . 1992 . 978-0292720800 .
- Johnston, Ruth (2012). The Art of Cooking Morels. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. .
- Book: Kalač, Pavel . Edible Mushrooms: Chemical Composition and Nutritional Value . Elsevier, AP . London Wall, UK . 2016 . 978-0128044551 .
- Kuo, Michael (2007). 100 Edible Mushrooms. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. .[1]
- Book: Samson, Robert . Food Mycology: A Multifaceted Approach to Fungi and Food . CRC Press . Boca Raton . 2007 . 9780849398186 .
Health
These are books concerned with the health benefits of medicinal mushrooms.
- Book: Stamets, Paul . Paul Stamets
. Paul Stamets . MycoMedicinals: An Informational Treatise on Mushrooms . MycoMedia . Olympia . 2002 . 0-9637971-9-0 .
History
- Book: Allegro, John . The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross: A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East . Gnostic Media Research & Pub . Place of publication not identified . 2009 . 978-0982556276 .
- Book: Letcher, Andy . Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom . HarperCollins . New York . 2008 . 978-0060828295 .
- Book: Money, Nicholas P. . Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard: The Mysterious World of Mushrooms, Molds, and Mycologists . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 2004 . 9780195171587 .
Catalogs
These are books that don't act primarily as an identification guides but rather as catalogs, e.g. as a book of images of mushrooms with brief descriptions, or as a book listing species for a specific area without identifying information, etc.
- Book: Roberts, Peter . The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species From Around the World . The University of Chicago Press . Chicago London . 2011 . 978-0226721170 .
Dictionaries and glossaries
These are books that define some of the technical jargon used within the field of mycology.
- Book: Ainsworth, G. C. . Ainsworth & Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi . CABI . Wallingford, Oxon, UK . 2008 . 9780851998268 .
- Book: Snell, Walter . Wally Snell. A Glossary of Mycology . Harvard University Press . Cambridge . 1971 . 9780674354517 .
See also
References
- Book: 100 edible mushrooms. Kuo, Michael. 2007. University of Michigan Press. 9780472031269. Ann Arbor. 76820806.
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