Wild Edibles and Foraging Books

Mushrooms: How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi

Authors: Thomas Laessoe, Anna Del Conte, Gary Lincoff

An authoritative field guide to more than 450 species of wild mushrooms from around the world. This book shows the life cycle and features of a mushroom, what supplies are needed for mushroom foraging, and how to take a spore deposit.

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Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America (paperback and hardcover)

Author: Roger Phillips

This book is an authoritative fungi resource that many mycologists consider the best mushroom identification guide ever written for North America.

There is helpful advice about collecting along with an illustrated identification key for beginners and a generic identification key for more advanced fungi foragers.

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The Fungal Pharmacy: The Complete Guide to Medicinal Mushrooms and Lichens of North America (paperback and Kindle)

Author: herbalist Robert Rogers

Learn to identify and prepare over 300 medicinal mushrooms and lichen found in North America. Over 200 full sized colour photos!

Includes medicinal properties, active chemical components, preparation methods (e.g. extracts and essential oils) along with historical and modern-day uses.

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