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What are good books for Id'ing mushrooms? etc.
    #9966126 - 03/13/09 05:42 PM (15 years, 18 days ago)

I've been trying to learn more about mushrooms / iding for a while. Is there a good book I should get?
I've been through a couple and had 5 (returned 2 to the library)
Currently I have
Mushrooms Demystified  by David Arora
this one is old as hell... 1979 lol....
All That the Rain Promises and More...    also by David Arora

then
The New Guide to Mushrooms  by Peter Jordan
which contains nothing about psilocybes but was kind of informative. It didnt have many species listed either.

I also have a microscope and am wondering how to make better use of it / how to ID spores (I know how to do spore prints obviously)
I was told to get slides with measurement things on them?? And then would i just do the print right on the slide?

Recommended books, online guides etc. would be of great help!

Thanks so much.

Edited by baeocystis (03/13/09 05:43 PM)

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Re: What are good books for Id'ing mushrooms? etc. [Re: baeocystis]
    #9967213 - 03/13/09 09:45 PM (15 years, 18 days ago)

These are some books you might consider.

http://www.shroomery.org/8465/Which-is-the-best-field-guide-I-can-buy

The slide thing for measuring spores is called a stage micrometer.  You use it in conjunction with a reticule that fits on the eyepiece of the microscope.  After you calibrate the microscope with the stage micrometer you use the lines on the reticule that will appear in your eyepiece and count the gradiations to measure the width and length of the spores.

What kind of microscope do you have?


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Re: What are good books for Id'ing mushrooms? etc. [Re: Mr. Mushrooms]
    #9969656 - 03/14/09 11:01 AM (15 years, 17 days ago)

Another descent book to get, that is not listed in the aforementioned link, is "North American Mushrooms" by Dr. Orson Miller Jr. and Hope H. Miller copyright 2006. It has some of the Psilocybe mushrooms in it along with a few other hallucinogenic mushrooms. It also gives detailed descriptions of spore size, shape, etc., along with the spore print colors.

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Re: What are good books for Id'ing mushrooms? etc. [Re: gandalf579]
    #9969681 - 03/14/09 11:07 AM (15 years, 17 days ago)

Yeah, that's a good book too.  Depending on where you're located Mushrooms of Southeastern North America by Bessette is also good and I really like Mushrooms of Northeast North America by George Barron.


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Re: What are good books for Id'ing mushrooms? etc. [Re: Mr. Mushrooms]
    #9969979 - 03/14/09 11:56 AM (15 years, 17 days ago)

Great thanks so much you guys. Uhh , i'm not quite sure my mom is letting me use the microscope (i'm still a youngin o.o) I'll have to ask. I know it is really nice though.

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Re: What are good books for Id'ing mushrooms? etc. [Re: baeocystis]
    #9969988 - 03/14/09 11:58 AM (15 years, 17 days ago)

You're welcome.

Your mom has a microscope?  You're lucky.


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Re: What are good books for Id'ing mushrooms? etc. [Re: Mr. Mushrooms]
    #9970058 - 03/14/09 12:12 PM (15 years, 17 days ago)

Yeah =]Well I'm going to go for now but I'll be on later tonight to tell you what type of microscope it is. Thanks for the help!

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