George Barron

This is the first book I grab when trying to ID a shroom. It's organized in a way that follows visual cues which is what we take first out of the field and what I have when I get back; photos. While mine are usually better, the shots in this book are quite good. There's also excellent info about where a mushroom is found and on what it fruits - very helpful to sort out an ID because some mushrooms only fruit on dead wood or the ground etc. Species are listed under their scientific names, but common names are given when they have them.… (mehr)