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A group of nature enthusiasts, birdwatchers, wildlife photographers and conservationists, located in Delta, British Columbia

Mushroom Resources

“Mushrooms in Delta” is a brochure from the Delta Naturalists Society.

It refers to this web page to provide a list of Mushroom Resources which will be updated as often as necessary.
Last update: 30 November 2022.

DNA research into mushroom genetics has resulted in many changes to genus and species names, and so older resources will frequently use names that are no longer correct.

None of the resources below are property of the Delta Naturalists Society.

Books

  1. If you’re just starting out in BC – use this book! “Mushrooms of British Columbia” by Andy MacKinnon and Kem Luther, 2021 published by the Royal BC Museum, Victoria, BC ISBN: 978-0-77267-955-0 LCC: QK605.7.B8
  2. “Mushrooms Demystified” 2nd Edition by David Arora, 1986 Published by Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA ISBN-13: 978-0-89815-169-5 LCC: 79-85123
  3. “All That The Rain Promises, and More…” by David Arora, 1991 Published by Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA ISBN-13: 978-0-89815-388-0 LCC: QK617.A688
  4. “Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest” by Steve Trudell and Joe Ammirati, 2009 Published by Timber Press, Portland, OR ISBN-13: 978-0-88192-935-5
  5. “Mushrooms of Cascadia: An Illustrated Key” by Michael W Beug, 2021 Published by FUNGI Press, Batavia, IL ISBN-13: 978-0-57890-476-4
  6. “Profiles of Northwest Fungi” by Buck McAdoo, 2021 Published by GL Design ISBN-13: 978-0-98896-692-5
  7. “Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast” by Noah Siegel and Christian Schwarz, 2016 Published by Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA ISBN-13: 978-1-60774-817-5
  8. “Fungi of Temperate Europe by Thomas Læssøe and Jens H. Petersen, 2019 Published by Princeton University Press ISBN: 978-0-69118-037-3 Download the PDF
  9. “DIY Mushroom Cultivation” by Willoughby Arevalo, 2019 Published by New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, BC ISBN: 978-0-86571-895-1 LCC: SB353.A74
  10. “Trees of the Northwest” by J. Duane Sept, 2019 Published by Calypso Publishing, Sechelt, BC ISBN: 978-0-97398-194-0 LCC: QK477.2.I4S47
  11. “A Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest” by Daniel Winkler, 2011 Published by Harbour Publishing ISBN: 978-1-55017-542-4
  12. “Entangled Life” by Merlin Sheldrake, 2021 Published by Random House ISBN: 978-0-52551-032-1
  13. “The Mushroom at the End of the World” by Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, 2017 Published by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-69117-832-5

Websites

  1. iNaturalist helps you roughly ID something you see (not just mushrooms) and your IDs contribute to a global database (citizen science).
  2. Pacific Northwest Key Council (Nov 2020)
  3. Pictorial Key to Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest by Danny Miller (version 2.4.1)
  4. MycoMatch / MatchMaker Version 2.4 (2020)
  5. Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC (e-Flora) (Oct 2021)
  6. Biogeoclimactic Ecosystem Classification maps from the BC Forestry Service, Version 12 (2021)
  7. If you have access to Facebook here is a good list of resources for Pacific Northwest Mushrooms.
  8. The Bolete Filter – Triage (A Synoptic Key) for North American Boletes
  9. Western Boletes MycoCards by Gary Gilbert and Daniel Winkler.
  10. Mushroom Observer
  11. Mushroom Expert by Michael Kuo (2022)
  12. MykoWeb – The Fungi of California by Michael Wood (2022)
  13. The Mushroom Diary – Mushroom Identification
  14. MycoBank – an on-line database aimed as a service to the mycological and scientific community by documenting mycological nomenclatural novelties (new names and combinations) and associated data, for example descriptions and illustrations.
  15. There are some muchroom ID groups on Facebook which cover this region: BC Lower Mainland Mushroom Enthusiasts and Pacific NorthWest Mushroom ID Forum

Other Resources

  1. Sample worksheet to use when gathering information for mushroom ID. Get the PDF here.
  2. Video instructions for How To create a Spore Print. Here is the best video to use. If you want to see more, go to Youtube.com and search for mushroom spore print or click here.
  3. Vancouver Mycological Society
  4. Looking for an in-person guided foraging tour to find out about BC’s mushrooms and wild edibles? Take a look at Swallowtail Tours.
  5. “Fantastic Fungi” is a wonderful video available on Netflix and a number of other streaming platforms. From YouTube, here is one excerpt.

This page can also be found with this QR code: