Resources for Mycology
Poison Control Center 800-222-1222
Recommended resources online
Mushroom YouTube Channels
- MycoGuide, Patrick Leacock, Chicago, IL
- Learn Your Land, Adam Haritan, Pennsylvania
- Illinois Mycological Association
- North American Mycological Assocation
- Yellow Elanor, PNW
- An iNaturalist Introduction to Mushrooming
Fungal Web Sites for Upper Midwest
- Michael Kuo, Eastern Illinois University
- Joe McFarland, Illinois Mushrooms
- Tom Volk's Fungi, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
- Gary Emberger, Messiah College, Fungi on Wood NE USA
Useful online tools and information
- iNaturalist, record your observations
- Mushroom Observer, record your observations
- Mycology Collections data Portal, search herbaria
- GPS - Google Maps latitude and longitude
- Index Fungorum Search Page, fungus names
- MycoBank Search Page, fungus names
- Checklist for Lichens of United States and Canada
- Plants of the World Online, plant taxonomy, distribution
- International Code of Nomenclature, 2018 Shenzhen Code; Searchable Appendices II-VIII at Smithsonian
- A Nomenclator of Friesian Sanctioned Names
It is all about the weather
- Weather and 10 day forecast, enter your zip code
- Rainfall Map, National Weather Service
- Current Climate Conditions in Illinois
- Climate Prediction Center, 8 to 14 Day Outlooks
- WeatherSpark, track rainfall and more
Mushroom Publications
- FUNGI Magazine [Follow them on Facebook]
- Mushroom, the Journal of Wild Mushrooming
Mushroom Clubs
- North American Mycological Association
- Illinois Mycological Association, Chicago
- Wisconsin Mycological Society, Milwaukee
- Minnesota Mycological Society, Saint Paul
- Paul Bunyan Mushroom Club, North Central Minnesota
- Prairie States Mushroom Club, Iowa
- Missouri Mycological Society, two chapters
- The Hoosier Mushroom Society, Indiana
- Michigan Mushroom Hunters Club
- Ohio Mushroom Society
- Directory of North American clubs
Mycology Herbaria
- [F] Field Museum of Natural History herbarium
- [F] Field Museum, Fungi and Lichens research
- [MIN] University of Minnesota Herbarium
- More Herbaria listed here
- What is a Herbarium?
Page Details and Links
Visit The Mycota of Santa Cruz County, California, for a good list of resources.