This page includes links to resources to go along with my Fun with Fungi: Mushrooms Unit! Find the Mushrooms Unit and other nature-based learning materials in my Shop!
1.) Free Mushroom Resources from Wild Earth Lab
2.) References & Further Reading (external links)
These include reference websites and books I used to fact-check the information within the Sea and Shorebirds unit and other helpful online resources for educators. Use the links below to enjoy the wealth of information these references have to offer!
General Mushroom Info:
- Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified (Second Edition). Ten Speed Press and Random House, Inc.
- Casselman, A. (2007). Strange but True: The largest organism on earth is a fungus. Scientific American. Available: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-largest-organism-is-fungus/
- Ha, M., Morrow, M., & Algiers, K. (n.d.). Botany. ASCCC Open Educational Resource Initiative. Available Chapter 2.3 Fungi. Available via LibreTexts: https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Botany/Botany_(Ha_Morrow_and_Algiers)/
- Various Authors (n.d.). Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives. Chapter XVI. Fungi. Available via University of Minnesota PressBooks: https://pressbooks.umn.edu/introbio/
- OpenStax (n.d.). Concepts in Biology (OpenStax). Chapter 13.4 Fungi. Available via LibreTexts: https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_and_General_Biology/Concepts_in_Biology_(OpenStax)/
- Real Mushrooms (2024). Mushroom Anatomy: A Deep Diver Into the Parts of a Mushroom. Available: https://www.realmushrooms.com/mushroom-anatomy-parts/
Info on specific mushrooms:
- Alexander, L. (2020). Confidently Foraging Chanterelles. Cabin Fever, Tulane University Outdoor Adventures. Available: https://outdooradventures.wp.tulane.edu/2020/08/12/confidently-foraging-chanterelles/
- Berry, J. (2024). Health benefits of turkey tail mushrooms. Medical News Today. Available: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/turkey-tail-mushroom
- Gladu, S. (2021). Coral Mushrooms. Costal Rivers Conservation Trust. Available: https://www.coastalrivers.org/coral-mushrooms/
- Kuo, M. (2014, March). Hygrocybe conica. Retrieved from the MushroomExpert.Com Web site: http://www.mushroomexpert.com/hygrocybe_conica.html
- Missouri Dept. of Conservation (n.d.). Blewit. Available: https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/blewit
- Missouri Dept. of Conservation (n.d.). Chanterelles. Available: https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/chanterelles
- Missouri Dept. of Conservation (n.d.). Jack-o’-Lantern. Available: https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/jack-o-lantern
- Missouri Dept. of Conservation (n.d.). Meadow Mushroom. Available: https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/meadow-mushroom
- Missouri Dept. of Conservation (n.d.). Turkey Tail. Available: https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/turkey-tail-mushroom
- Mitton, J. (2023). Can you eat this mushroom or not? Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine, University of Colorado Boulder. Available: https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2023/07/18/can-you-eat-mushroom-or-not
- Mushroom World [Database]. Available: https://www.mushroom.world/mushrooms/
- National Park Service (n.d.). Species Spotlight – Puffballs. Available: https://www.nps.gov/articles/species-spotlight-puffballs.htm
- PennStateExtension (n.d.). Giant Puffball Mushrooms. Master Gardener. Available: https://extension.psu.edu/programs/master-gardener/counties/pike/publications/sights-of-the-season/fall/giant-puffball
- Williams, R. E., Shaw, C. G., Wargo, P. M., & Sites W. H., (1986). Armillaria Root Disease. Forest Insect & Disease Leaflet 78,
U. S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Available: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r10/forest-grasslandhealth/?cid=fsbdev2_038382 - Woo, B. (1989). Trial field key to the species Russula in the Pacific Northwest. Pacific Northwest Key Council. Available: https://www.svims.ca/council/Russul.htm
- Woodland Trust (n.d.). Wood Blewit. Available: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/fungi-and-lichens/wood-blewit/
