Mushrooms of Cascadia

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Publisher: Backcountry Press
Editor: Michael Kauffmann
Edition: First
Available in: Paperback, PDF (576 pages)
ISBN: 978-1-941624-19-7
Published: September 1, 2024

A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest

Mushrooms of Cascadia is a book for every mushroomer — from beginners to professionals alike. Everything you need to learn to recognize and identify mushrooms across the Pacific Northwest lies within these pages. Featuring comprehensive coverage of common and conspicuous species, delicious edibles and toxic look-alikes, and rarities and regional specialties, this user-friendly reference covers the whole spectrum of macrofungal diversity in the American northwest.

With fully-illustrated treatments of over 750 species and references to hundreds more, tips on mushroom collecting, descriptions of habitats and bioregions, and up-to-date taxonomy, this book represents the state of the art. In it, each species profile features stunning photography combined with an in-depth description, as well as notes on ecology, edibility, toxicity, and similar species.

Frequently asked questions

What is the range covered by the book?

From Northern California’s inland Klamath Mountains north through western and central Oregon and Washington

Why does this book have the same title as Michael Beug’s book?

This title and book were in the works for years before the other Mushrooms of Cascadia, and publishers of both editions of Beug’s book were aware we were using the title before MoC; An Illustrated Key was published, and they went ahead with it. We discussed this with Michael, and he had no problem with us continuing to use the title.

What is the overlap with Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast?

Very little beyond the redwood forests of northwest California. Approximately 50% of the species are the same, but portrayed in a different environment in MoRC.

Book Resources

**Mushroom enthusiasts in the western USA may be familiar with the authors’ previous publication Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast.**

Mushrooms of Cascadia is notable for its clear language, careful research and splendid photographs. Without question the best comprehensive identification guide to the Pacific Northwest’s amazing diversity of mushrooms.

— David Arora, author of Mushrooms Demystified and All That the Rain Promises and More….

Mushroom hunters of the Pacific Northwest rejoice! This is the field guide we’ve been waiting for. Packed with instructive photos and detailed text, beginners and experts alike will find much to appreciate here, whether seeking edibles, medicinals, or rarities. Kudos to the authors for such a thorough treatment of the region’s rich fungal life.

— Langdon Cook, author of The Mushroom Hunters: A Hidden World of Food, Money, and (Mostly Legal) Adventure

What a pleasure to see another mushroom guide book by Noah Siegel and Christian Schwarz: Beautiful pictures, clear descriptions, notes that are to the point, a selection of species not seen in any other book, and the authors’ amazing ability to capture what we know and do not know about our fungal friends.

— Else C. Vellinga, editor of Flora Agaricina Neerlandica

A multitude of fascinating fungi is presented, each with eye-popping photos, detailed descriptions and most enlightening comments on ecology, current taxonomy and so much more! Gotta have this one!

— Daniel Winkler, author of Fruits of the Forest – Field Guide to PNW Edible Mushrooms

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