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u/tubergibbosum · 42 pointsr/Portland

Two general types of experience you can get: hands-on, and book learning.

The former is very important, but not too difficult to do. A fair number of people in the Portland area go mushroom hunting occasionally, even if they only know a species of two. Sucking up to the right people is surprisingly effective. Also, getting in touch with or joining organizations like Oregon Mycological Society or the Cascade Mycological Society can be immensely helpful in making contacts and finding hunting partners/mentors.

The latter is also very important, as there is some much you can learn without actually holding a mushroom in your hands. For books, accessible guides like Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest and All That the Rain promises and More are great for getting started, and heftier books like Mushrooms Demystified are good for those looking to take the next step in learning. Online, the hunting and identification board on The Shroomery, Mushroom Observer, and /r/mycology are great places to lurk and just soak in info, while sites like Mushroom Expert are good places to explore and follow what interests you.

u/najjex · 28 pointsr/mycology

Start by picking a guide for your area and reading it thoroughly, especially focusing on the anatomy of a mushroom. Go hunting a lot bringing back what you find, take spore prints and work though the IDs. Also joining a NAMA affiliated club will help tremendously.

Regional guides

Alaska

Common Interior Alaska Cryptogams

Western US

All The Rain Promises and More
Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest

Midwestern US

Mushrooms of the Midwest

Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois and Surrounding States

Mushrooms of the Upper Midwest

Southern US

Texas Mushrooms: A Field Guide

Mushrooms of the Southeastern United States

Midwestern US

Mushrooms of the Midwest

Edible Wild Mushrooms of Illinois and Surrounding States

Mushrooms of the Upper Midwest

Eastern US

Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians

Mushrooms of Northeast North America (This was out of print for awhile but it's they're supposed to be reprinting so the price will be normal again)

Mushrooms of Northeastern North America

Macrofungi Associated with Oaks of Eastern North America(Macrofungi Associated with Oaks of Eastern North America)

Mushrooms of Cape Cod and the National Seashore

More specific guides

Psilocybin Mushrooms of the World

North American Boletes

Tricholomas of North America

Milk Mushrooms of North America

Waxcap Mushrooms of North America

Ascomycete of North America

Ascomycete in colour

Fungi of Switzerland: Vol. 1 Ascomycetes

PDFs

For Pholiotas

For Chlorophyllum

For parasitic fungi, Hypomyces etc "Mushrooms that Grow on other Mushrooms" by John Plischke. There's a free link to it somewhere but I cant find it.

Websites that aren't in the sidebar

For Amanita

For coprinoids

For Ascos

MycoQuebec: they have a kickass app but it's In French

Messiah college this has a lot of weird species for polypores and other things

Books that provide more info than field Mycology

The Kingdom of Fungi Excellent coffee table book has nice pictures and a breif guide to Fungal taxonomy and biology.

The Fifth Kingdom A bit more in depth

Introduction toFungi Textbook outlining metobolic, taxonomic and ecological roles of fungi. Need some level of biochemistry to have a grasp for this one but it's a good book to have.


u/Tursiart · 5 pointsr/mycology

With all the recent taxonomic changes, that's fair.

For my region specifically, my recommendations are:

Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest
and
Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast

Amazon links for anyone interested:

https://www.amazon.com/Mushrooms-Pacific-Northwest-Timber-Press/dp/0881929352

https://www.amazon.com/Mushrooms-Redwood-Coast-Comprehensive-California/dp/1607748177

u/Andreastars · 3 pointsr/ShroomID

I recommend Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest by Steve Truddell & Joe Ammirati . Or you can use this online mushroom key.

Also Shroomery.org is a good resource, this page lists the psilocybin species that grow in Washington state. A good active mushroom to focus on is Psilocybe cyanescens.

u/IndicaPDX · 3 pointsr/Bend
u/Zooshooter · 2 pointsr/foraging

Mushrooms website

Mushrooms book

I picked up this book for my own area. I love the way it is laid out. All the best edibles at the front of the book, followed by all the worst toxics. Then they break it down by physical form: cap and stem with gills, cap and stem with pores, etc. Color photos, key ID traits are highlighted in green text. It's an amazing book for my area and it's perfectly pocket sized.

u/pinotdazed · 2 pointsr/mycology
u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/mycology

That was exactly what I thought too, like a white chicken of the woods, but I don't know if those exist. And I did see some chicken of the woods in the same area, with it's typical bright orange color. I might ask my mycology professor at UW, Joe Ammirati who co-wrote Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest, which I highly recommend if you don't already have it. What is Zone 7?

u/squidboots · 1 pointr/mycology

I've posted this elsewhere but here ya go...

> Avoid the Audubon guide. The Audubon guide is pretty terribad (bad photos, pithy descriptions, not user-friendly.)

> There are much better nationwide guides out there (like the Falcon Guide), but quite honestly you're better off with a regional guide.

> My recs for regional field guides:

> Alaska

> - Common Interior Alaska Cryptogams

> Western US

> - All The Rain Promises and More