Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction
6. Geographic Area Covered by This Book 1
7. Why Collect and Study Wild Mushrooms? 1
8. Mushroom Structure and Function 1
9. Collecting and Documenting Wild Mushrooms 3
10. Making a Spore Print 4
11. Notes on the Descriptions of Illustrated Species 5
12. How to Use This Book 6
13. Mushroom Identification Procedure 7
14. Color Key to the Major Groups of Fungi
15. Introduction 9
16. Species Descriptions and Illustrations
17. Bird’s Nest Fungi 21
18. Boletes 24
19. Carbon, Crust, Cushion, and Parchment Fungi 128
20. Chanterelles and Similar Fungi 151
21. Corals and Cauliflowers 161
22. Cordyceps, Tolypocladium, and Similar Fungi 174
23. Cup Fungi 178
24. Earth Tongues and Earth Clubs 185
25. Fiber Fans 190
26. Gilled Mushrooms 193
27. Hypomyces and Other Parasitic Fungi 430
28. Jelly Fungi 434
29. Morels, False Morels, and Similar Fungi 445
30. Polypores 450
31. Puffballs, Earthballs, Earthstars, and Similar Fungi 514
32. Stinkhorns 536
33. Tooth Fungi 546
34. Truffles and Other Hypogeous Fungi 560
35. Appendix A. Microscopic Examination of Fungi 567
36. Appendix B. Chemical Reagents and Mushroom Identification 569
37. Appendix C. Mushrooms for the Table 571
38. Glossary 577
39. References and Resources 587
40. A Note on the Authors 591
41. Photo Credits 593
42. Index to Common Names 595
43. Index to Scientific Names 601