Schutter Diagnostic Lab
It’s free for Montana residents to submit samples and photographs for identification to the Schutter Diagnostic Lab at Montana State University.
Facebook Groups that Help with ID
Poisons Help; Emergency Identification for Mushrooms and Plants: For emergencies involving ingestion only!
Fungus Identification: curiosity is okay!
My Top Three Field Guides for Montana
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The Essential Guide to Rocky Mountain Mushrooms by Habitat
Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region
Other Useful Resources
A Beginner’s Guide to Montana Mushrooming by Cathy Cripps
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Montana Wildflower App for iOS and Android
This app is great learning more about plants and lichen, which can help with habitat knowledge and learning co-occuring species.
Other Books I Love to Learn about Mushrooms
I love books! You don’t need all the books below to learn about mushrooms, but there’s a world of knowledge between their pages.
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Foraging the Mountain West by Thomas J. Elpel & Kris Reed
Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
All the Rain Promises and More by David Arora
Mushrooms of the Northwest: A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms by Teresa Marrone and Drew Parker