COMMON EDIBLE/POISON MUSHROMS

Handy in-the-field identification guide featuring the 'Foolproof Five' and a useful identification flowchart. The northeastern United States is home to an enormous variety of mushrooms—some delicious, some deadly. This guide offers identification information for around 50 mushrooms that hunters are most likely to encounter in the wild, such as Parasol Mushroom, Delicious Lactarius, Sulphur Shelf, and Giant Puffball. It includes detailed photographs illustrating the characteristics to look for and natural history information on where they grow, when they appear, and the various forms they take.