Mushrooms of the Midwest

Michael Kuo is an English instructor at Eastern Illinois University and the principal developer of MushroomExpert.com. He is the author of 100 Edible Mushrooms and Morels. Andrew S. Methven is a professor of mycology at Eastern Illinois University. He is the author of Agaricales of California, Volume 10: Lactarius and The Genus Clavariadelphus in North America. The authors previously collaborated on 100 Cool Mushrooms.

CoverTitle PageCopyrightContentsAn Exciting Time for Amateur MycologyCoverage AreaMidwestern Mushroom ClubsRecommended Midwestern Mushrooming LocationsAcknowledgmentsEcology, Ecology, Ecology!Collection MethodsMaking Spore PrintsDetermining OdorTesting Chemical ReactionsStoring SpecimensMidwestern HerbariaEquipmentChemicals, Reagents, and StainsStudying SporesCreating a Section to StudyWorking with Dried SpecimensAdditional ResourcesA: Key to Major Groups of MushroomsB: Key to Pink-Spored Gilled MushroomsC: Key to Pale-Spored Gilled Mushrooms, First PartD: Key to Pale-Spored Gilled Mushrooms, Second PartE: Key to AmanitaF: Key to LactariusG: Key to RussulaH: Key to Dark-Spored Gilled Mushrooms, First PartI: Key to Dark-Spored Gilled Mushrooms, Second PartJ: Key to Terrestrial Pored MushroomsK: Key to Pored Mushrooms on WoodL: Key to Chanterelles and TrumpetsM: Key to Toothed MushroomsN: Key to Puffballs and EarthstarsO: Key to Cup MushroomsP: Key to Morels, False Morels, and SaddlesQ: Key to Club and Coral MushroomsR: Key to Miscellaneous Other Mushrooms5. The Mushrooms6. The Evolutionary PictureBibliography and Works CitedGlossary and Index