Foraging for Gold in Appalachia: Tips for Hunting Chanterelles and Other Prized Mushrooms - Paperback

by Lily Jo White (Author), Carl E. Miller (Author)

Appalachia is home to some 20,000 different species of mushrooms, with only roughly 2,500 being identified and documented. That means there are endless possibilities when it comes to studying fungi in this area, and you never know if you may even stumble on an unidentified species that may be of significant importance. However, what we do know about mushrooms in Appalachia, is that there are plenty of prized edible fungi that can be sold for a lot of money. In this book, I will highlight many of these prized edible mushrooms, such as; Chicken-of-the-woods, Hen-of-the-woods, Shrimp-of-the-woods, Old-Man-of-the-woods, Oysters, Honey mushrooms, Morels, Amanita muscaria and many more...