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Dennis Drehmel has worked for a number of years developing keys for common North Carolina Amanitas, Boletes, and Lactarius. Here we are providing PDF versions of his keys.

• Amanita
• Bolete
• Lactarius

Dr. Andy Methven is professor of mycology in the Dept. of Biological Sciences at Eastern Illinois University.  He started his formal education in mycology at San Francisco State Univ. and concluded as a doctoral student in Dr. Ron Petersen's lab at U. of TN.  He presented a workshop at Pink Beds, Pisgah Forest for the club in July, 2008.  The following are the Lactarius keys he compiled for this workshop and has been gracious enough to provide posting to this site.

• Lactarius

Jay Justice, field mycologist, discovered the wonderment of mushrooms/fungi while in graduate school, he has been a NAMA member since 1980, and is a co-founder of the Arkansas Mycological Society.
You can find Jay at forays throughout the South and Southeast regions of the U.S. in addition to those forays that are sponsored by the Cumberland Mycological Society, Gulf States Mycological Society, Texas Mycological Society, and the Missouri Mycological Society.
His mushrooms/fungi of interest include members of the genus Amanita, Boletes and Cordyceps.

Click Here to view Jay Justice's Bolete Key.

	Alan Muskat the Mushroom Man Alan Muskat, is a local Ashevillian who describes himself as a epicure of the obscure, & has persuaded thousands to sample rather than trample the mushrooms.
	AmericanMushrooms.com David Fischer’s site – Co-author of  Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America: A Field-to-kitchen Guide (1992, Univ. of Texas Press) and Mushrooms of Northeastern North America (1997, Syracuse University Press).
	Mushroomexpert.com Michael Kuo's website includes extensive information on morel hunting, plus topics on toxic mushrooms, tree identification, and studying mushrooms.
	Mushroom Mountain  Explore many fascinating aspects of fabulous fungi at Mushroom Mountain. A great web resource for teachers, students, mushroom hunters, and growers featuring many videos and instructions on how to cultivate edible mushrooms in the garden. Workshops and lecture dates are also scheduled throughout the year.
	NAMA North American Mycological Association. Our Asheville Club is a affiliated with this non-profit organization of amateur and professional mycologists with more than 60 affiliated local mycological clubs throughout North America. NAMA’s mission is "to promote, pursue, and advance the science of mycology."
	NCmushrooms.org The purpose of the North Carolina Mushroom Growers Association, Inc. is to increase mushroom consumption through the promotion of the culinary and health benefits of North Carolina farm grown mushrooms. In addition, our organization seeks to provide educational and networking opportunities to build and support the emerging mushroom industry in our state
	Roger’s Mushrooms Roger's twenty-year study will make the site the most complete collection of photographs and mushroom information from both sides of the Atlantic ever assembled.  There are  over 3000 images on the site to help you identify and learn more about the mushrooms of  North America of Europe
	Taylor Lockwood Mushroom photographer who now has 2 outstanding photo books to his credit.
	Tom Volk’s U of Wisconsin LaCrosse Fungi site Tom Volk is the Professor of  Biology whose site has numerous mushroom photos, and a very extensive tour  into The Kingdom Fungi
	University of Tennessee Herbarium Fungus Database 17,400 Searchable records from Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Most of the books below can be found at
The Compleat Naturalist located in
historic Biltmore Village in Asheville.
Phone: 274-5430
Website: compleatnaturalist.com

	Mushrooms of W. Virginia and the Central Appalachians, William C. Roody (2003)
	National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff (1981)
	Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America by Roger Phillips  (reprint  (1991))
	Morels, Michael Kuo (2005)
	Mushrooms Demystified, David Arora (Sept. 1986)
	North American Mushrooms A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi, Dr. Orson K Miller Jr. and Hope H. Miller (2006)
	North American Boletes, Alan E. Bessette, William C. Roody,  and Arleen R. Bessette (2000)
	Mushrooms of Northeastern North America, Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, and David W. Fischer (1997)
	Mushrooms of the Southeastern United States, Alan E. Bessette, William C. Roody, Arleen R. Bessette, and Dail L. Dunaway (2007)
	Simon and Schuster’s Guide to Mushrooms, Edited by Gary H. Lincoff, Instructor, The New York Botanical Garden (1981)
	The Mushrooms of Northeast North America (Midwest to New England), by George Barron, published by Lone Pine Field Guide 1999