20 Best Books About Mushrooms (2023 Update)

Great books and terrific prices. Delivery was very fast too. The book has mucho info and colorful graphics showing so many types of mushrooms that are edibleV

I love the lay-flat feature of this book, however I have to be super careful when flipping pages in the book, as even after just a few page turns, the spiral binding tends to make its way out of the holes in pages and Ill have to re-thread the pages back on. Annoying. I love the book itself its just the binding that is a pain in the butt.Lauran A.

I bought a few mycology and mushroom growing books, including this one. I tried growing wood mushrooms without much luck, and needed guidance. This book was very good at explaining clean procedures and basic starting techniques. Because it is written for stoners, there are heaps of pictures and occasional jokes. Definitely a good buy if you want to learn to grow mushrooms, not just trippy ones.Henry

Absolutely phenomenal resource for the budding micologist! A must have for anyone who loves fungi!\n\nThank you for writing it, thank you for sending it to my door during these crazy pandemic times.mattmackay76

Absolutely great place to buy this book. Great communication, it was out of stock when I first went to purchase it. and they messaged me as soon as they had more available. This is hands down the best book for all levels of Mycologists. It is absolutely packed with knowledge about Fungi.Benjamin J.

I am about halfway through and am seriously impressed! This tomb is packed full of fungal knowledge. There is even a chapter dedicated to lichens. I'd say this book is good for anyone with a serious interest in the fungal queendom.Shelley S.

This guide is well written, divided into the seasons you can find each type of mushroom & is limited in scope to the area I live. Excellent guide.sundogsdecals

Very informative, wonderful glossy color photos to help prevent fatal mistakes of ingesting a lookalike deadly mushroom. Its great to learn all different types of mushrooms before embarking on an edible wild mushroom lifestyle.slc-slim

A magnificent outlook to all the most very important and specific types of psilocybe containing mushrooms. Great advice for having a good trip worth reading. History of christianity into the mix of older style spiritual use on it and how they interacted .. The first 3 pages of the history amazed and still amazes me with the knowledge and time ,beyond time we never thought there was humanity as we know it . Indeed an excellent suppliment to the book collection. I do not disagree with the other reviewers of the excellent compilation of the book. One must realize, this book does not contain a key to species of Psilocybe.Varisa Aschakulporn

It's a great book with lots of information, but the pictures aren't what I was hoping for. They seem dark and far off and the clarity should be better for the price.ikayak62_8

It's great, explains mycelium, mushroom, and their uses from medicine, food, water filters, bacteria filters, restorers of soil and de contaminating of oil spills . Plus how to grow your own indoors and outdoors with low cost, low tech methods. How you can use them as companions to your garden plants and build your soil. Nutrition of mushrooms too.raombyert

I am an environmental scientist and in school we didn't spend a lot of time learning about mycelium. Mostly structural soil work was the Curriculum. As a person in love with remediation potentials that are of bio origin, this book really got my mind running. It's even teaching me better ways to exchange information with others. I would definitely recommend if you are an advocate for environmental prosperity.cherieelektra

This book looks at many applications for mushrooms. Stamits delves deeper into techniques that in his earlier work were only theories. It is well written and not so technical as to dusalusion readers. I would highly recommend getting this if you are curious about mycology and mushrooms.Henry

Loved the book. Great Christmas but it took so long that I Almost didn't get and it was two weeks ahead. Was very angry about thatkathleen1429

I really like the full color pictures. It makes it much easier to identify and just not a bunch of words as to what to watch for,berrygoatfishing

Love the high def pics, and all the details put into this book. Authors did a wonderful job, now to talk them into writing an eastern mushroom book, i would be one of the first in line to but it. Well done!!! Love the spore pics, this will help me tremendously. A+++++ Love it love it love it!!!beave_gre

Michael Kuo, author of Morels and 100 Edible Mushrooms, teamed up with Andy Methven again to produce an excellent identification book for over 500 of the Midwests mushrooms. Their previous collaboration, 100 Cool Mushrooms, covered many of their favorite fungi, some of which are seldom illustrated. Thanks to more recent publications and online resources, such as MycoPortal and Mushroom Observer, the knowledge of the Midwests fungi is growing. A favorite resource for checking photos and descriptions is Michael Kuos Mushroom Expert website. It is great to have a big chunk of that content concentrated into a very usable book for forays and workshops. This book weighs in at 2 pounds 11 ounces; this is 3 ounces less than Mushrooms Demystified. The 8 x 10 inch size, and just under an inch thick, makes this book manageable to carry in a backpack, or to pull out of the car at the end of a foray. The introduction covers the importance of amateur mycology, how to use the book, coverage area, and a list of Midwestern clubs. Chapter 2 describes collection methods, spore prints, making descriptions, odor and taste, chemical reactions, drying, and storing specimens. Chapter 3 covers use of the microscope, techniques and chemicals, spores, making sections, and working with dried specimens. Microscopes are more varied and affordable now and every club should have one. These two chapters are a welcome addition to a mushroom guide and together with the keys make this book very suitable for classes. Chapter 4 has 58 pages of 18 keys, with two choices at each step (dichotomous), each choice leading to the next step in the key, the next key, or a species name with page number. The keys are easy to follow, use simple language, and each choice is concise, from a few words to two or three lines. The book covers 555 species with descriptions and photos, plus 76 other names mentioned in the text. Lichens and slime molds are absent. Many of the species included are found outside the Midwest. The focus of the book is eight states in the Upper Midwest (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI). The book has better than average coverage of some genera, notably Amanita, boletes, Cortinarius, Gyromitra, Lactarius, Morchella, Russula, and Volvariella. The species descriptions are arranged alphabetically by genus. The photos are on the same page as the descriptions, mostly two species per page. Descriptions cover ecology, distribution, and morphology. Chemical reactions and informative microscopic characters add usefulness to the process of identification. Comments may include well known common names. Edible and poisonous statements are only given for the obvious types. Readers will have to look elsewhere to find text or descriptions for a genus and some idea of how many species are in a group. The end of the book has a 4 page outline of classification and 3 pages of bibliography. The 13 page index with combined glossary is well done. It lists species under both the genus name and the species epithet. The glossary entries include technical to more general terms, for example hardwoods versus conifers. I found there are a few words we take for granted that could be added to any glossary for beginners, e.g., terrestrial, and spermatic (see Kuos website for that one). I strongly recommend this book to those interested in the mushrooms found in the Upper Midwest. It is useful to anyone hunting mushrooms east of the Rocky Mountains. Review by Patrick at MycoGusylvicolus

The information is very out dated. Techniques and procedures have changed allot in the last 32 years. You can still use this book as reference. Especially if you don't have access to the internet. But as in all thing. The Mushroom growing community has learned a great deal.grsatpinecoaa

It is five star cause it actually give you recommendations how to improvise on to how to make tools that are used in laboratory setting.81.havi_55

Simply the facts without a lot of filler in this book. It is a very well laid out book with great illustrations to go along with the techniques used throughout the book.beauxtucker

Very impressed so far… haven't finished but am really learning a lot and enjoying the material. The author is knowledgeable and passionate about mushroom therapy.needlez11

lol what a terrific read. I had a more than general knowledge of magic shrooms and experience…but this was a good read full of good and cool info. Culture and history of are little happy healthy healing friend we call "Magic Mushrooms"…!!!!nolasaintsfan504

This is a very detailed book that is easy to understand with great pictures. Very good to help someone easily get started in this subject. Good Buy.fntukn

This is a very detailed book that is easy to understand with great pictures. Very good to help someone easily get started in this subject. Good Buy.fntukn

Lots of color pictures. Compares edible varieties with poisonous look alikes. Many recipes. Wish there was more mushroom species than recipes.freckles627

i raise shiitake mushrooms and i'm always looking for information to expand my knowledge. this book is very informative, extremely diversified and totally interesting. the cost was minimal compared to what i would have had to pay at a store. the illustrations are superb. i wish all my purchases were this satifying. i cannot praise this book too much. this purchase has reinvigorated my excitement in ebay to find other pertinent items to expand my interests.charles4493