Welcome to my Arizona Mushrooms webpage! I've created this website as a way of sharing my knowledge of fungi after several years of mushroom hunting here in Arizona. It's my hope that the information in this website will be general enough as to be readable and understandable to the layman, but comprehensive enough as to educate the reader. It's my opinion that our enjoyment of the natural world is greatly enhanced as we better understand it. Fungi are among the many 'invisible' organisms that play such a huge role in so many ecosystems. Yet, the true nature of fungi; its life and role(s) in nature, is a mystery to most people. After visiting this website, it's quite possible that a walk through the woods will never be the same for you again. These are the main questions that I try to answer in the pages that follow:
If you are interested in identifying and / or collecting wild mushrooms for the table, I recommend these guides:
P.S. I'm afraid that my guestbook is down. I no longer assist with mushroom ID, but please visit the Arizona Mushroom Society's Facebook Page and consider joining the society for access to educational workshops and several forays throughout the year. Arizona Mushroom Society Facebook P.S.S. - I've tried my best to only include my own personal photos of fungi from Arizona. Even some mold photos are mine! But in cases where I haven't had a photo of what I need, I've taken them from various web sources. When I do this, the photo always has a caption listing the source. |