The Little Book of Mushrooms
An Illustrated Guide to the Extraordinary Power of Mushrooms
Published on 2. May 2023
256 pages
978-1-5072-1960-7 (ISBN)
Description
A beautifully illustrated guide to 75 of the most unique and fascinating mushrooms in the world, including interesting insight into their history, uses, and etymologies.
From sweet little toadstools to giant puffballs, mushrooms come in all shapes and sizes. With over 10,000 mushrooms in the world, some are cute and colorful, while others may look super adorable but are actually deadly. No matter the kind, it's time to celebrate all types of mushrooms with The Little Book of Mushrooms.
This book is a collection of everything you need to know about 75 of the world's most unique mushrooms. With information on their etymology, geographic location, characteristics, and culinary or healing powers, this book is the perfect companion for amateur mushroom hunters, cottage-core fans, or anyone just looking for a beautifully illustrated book on some of the most incredible fungi around the world.
From sweet little toadstools to giant puffballs, mushrooms come in all shapes and sizes. With over 10,000 mushrooms in the world, some are cute and colorful, while others may look super adorable but are actually deadly. No matter the kind, it's time to celebrate all types of mushrooms with The Little Book of Mushrooms.
This book is a collection of everything you need to know about 75 of the world's most unique mushrooms. With information on their etymology, geographic location, characteristics, and culinary or healing powers, this book is the perfect companion for amateur mushroom hunters, cottage-core fans, or anyone just looking for a beautifully illustrated book on some of the most incredible fungi around the world.
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06/2023
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Alex Dorr is the founder and CEO of the Austin-based functional mushroom company Mushroom Revival Inc. Alex cohosts the number one mushroom podcast in the world, Mushroom Revival Podcast, and authored the book Mycoremediation Handbook: A Grassroots Guide to Growing Mushrooms and Cleaning Up Toxic Waste with Fungi. He was recently nominated as one of Austin Inno's 25 Under 25, and is absolutely obsessed with the power of mushrooms.
Sara Richard is an Eisner and Ringo Award-nominated artist from New Hampshire whose work has been printed in Vanity Fair, British Vogue, and other publications. Her art is inspired by Art Nouveau, Art Deco, funerary imagery, and the natural world. Her creations tend to skew into the macabre and unknown with a balance of sweetness and sentimentality, honoring the Victorian-era theme of Memento Mori. As a native of New Hampshire, Sara grew up surrounded by trees and plenty of wild mushrooms. When not making art or writing, she's watching horror movies, cleaning forgotten gravestones with her mom, and collecting possibly haunted curiosities from the 19th century. Her online gallery can be found at SaraRichard.com.
Sara Richard is an Eisner and Ringo Award-nominated artist from New Hampshire whose work has been printed in Vanity Fair, British Vogue, and other publications. Her art is inspired by Art Nouveau, Art Deco, funerary imagery, and the natural world. Her creations tend to skew into the macabre and unknown with a balance of sweetness and sentimentality, honoring the Victorian-era theme of Memento Mori. As a native of New Hampshire, Sara grew up surrounded by trees and plenty of wild mushrooms. When not making art or writing, she's watching horror movies, cleaning forgotten gravestones with her mom, and collecting possibly haunted curiosities from the 19th century. Her online gallery can be found at SaraRichard.com.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Part One: A Basic Introduction to Mushrooms
- Why Mushrooms?
- What Are Mushrooms?
- The Life Cycle of Mushrooms
- Kinds of Mushrooms
- Terms and Phrases to Know
- More about Mushrooms
- Moving Toward Specific Mushrooms
- Part Two: The Mushrooms
- Aborted Entoloma
- Agarikon
- Bamboo Mushroom
- Basket Stinkhorn
- Beefsteak Fungus
- Bird's Nest Fungi
- Blewit
- Blue Pinkgill
- Caesar's Mushroom
- Caterpillar Fungus
- Cat's Tongue
- Cauliflower Mushroom
- Chaga
- Chanterelles
- Chicken of the Woods
- Coral Fungus
- Cordyceps
- Darwin's Fungus
- Dead Man's Fingers
- Deadly Galerina
- Death Cap
- Destroying Angel
- Devil's Cigar
- Devil's Fingers
- Dryad's Saddle
- Earthstars
- Enoki
- Fly Agaric
- Frost's Bolete
- Glowing Panellus
- Golden Thread Cordyceps
- Hedgehog Mushroom
- Honey Mushroom
- Indigo Milky Cap
- Jack O'Lantern Mushrooms
- Jelly Babies
- Lion's Mane
- Lobster Mushroom
- Magic Mushrooms
- Maitake
- Matsutake
- Meshima
- Milk Caps
- Morel Mushroom
- Old Man of the Woods
- Oyster Mushroom
- Paddy Straw Mushroom
- Parasol Mushroom
- Parrot Waxcap
- Pinecone Tooth Mushroom
- Poison Fire Coral
- Porcini
- Poria Cocos
- Puffballs
- Red-Belted Conk
- Reishi
- Scarlet Cup
- Shaggy Mane
- Shiitake
- Snow Fungus
- Split Gill
- Tarantula Cordyceps
- The Prince
- Tiger Sawgill
- Tinder Conk
- Tropical Cinnabar Bracket Fungus
- Turkey Tail
- Umbrella Polypore
- Verdigris Agaric
- Violet-Toothed Polypore
- White Basket Fungus
- Wine Cap
- Witches' Butter
- Wood Ear Mushrooms
- Zombie-Ant Fungus
- About the Author and Illustrator
- Index
- Copyright
