Appalachian Mushrooms. Walter E. Sturgeon
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APPALACHIAN MUSHROOMS
APPALACHIAN MUSHROOMS
a field guide
Walter E. Sturgeon
OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESS
ATHENS
Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio 45701
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Sturgeon, Walt, author.
Title: Appalachian mushrooms : a field guide / Walter E. Sturgeon.
Description: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018019624| ISBN 9780821423257 (pb : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780821446393 (pdf)
Subjects: LCSH: Mushrooms--Appalachian Mountains--Identification.
Classification: LCC QK605 .S78 2018 | DDC 579.6--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018019624
CONTENTS
MEDIUM TO LARGE WHITE-SPORED MUSHROOMS WITH A WAXY TEXTURE
Hygrophorus
SMALL WHITE-SPORED MUSHROOMS WITH A WAXY TEXTURE
Hygrocybe, Gliophorus, and Humidicutis
MEDIUM TO LARGE WHITE-SPORED TERRESTRIAL MUSHROOMS
Tricholoma and Melanoleuca
CLUB-LIKE AND CORAL-LIKE FUNGI
MUSHROOMS WITH CUP-SHAPED OR FLAT FRUITING BODIES
INDEX OF COMMON NAMES AND GENERAL INDEX
CAUTIONARY NOTE
THIS BOOK IS an introduction and identification guide to many of the wild mushrooms found in Appalachian forests and fields. Included in this book is information about edibility. Every effort has been made to provide the most accurate information available relating to the species discussed here. However, many more species occur in these woodlands than can be included in this book. Wild mushrooms may be poisonous, and some poisonous species may resemble edible varieties discussed here. Even if not generally poisonous, other wild mushrooms may cause allergic or other negative reactions in particular individuals. Before eating a wild mushroom, be absolutely certain that it is not poisonous and that it has been identified correctly.
Neither the author nor Ohio University Press makes any warranty as to the safety of consuming wild mushrooms, and they do not accept responsibility for any health problems, consequences, or symptoms arising from the reader’s ingestion of them. The reader consumes these mushrooms at his or her own risk. This is also true for individual or allergic reactions to generally accepted edible species. The consumer must exercise caution in consuming wild mushrooms. The author recommends consulting other reference books, websites, and local mushroom club experts before making a decision to eat a mushroom. Furthermore, many edible wild mushroom species are toxic if eaten raw. Edibility information here refers to thoroughly cooked mushrooms.