Mycology beginner guide
A short guide for beginner mycology enthusiasts, mainly from central Europe. Always open for recommendations!
Identification
Getting a good local mushroom id guide is a must.
Recommended book guides for Europe:
- Ottova encyklopédia húb (Czechoslovak)
- Přehled hub střední Evropy (Czechoslovak)
Recommended web guide for Czechoslovak context: Nahuby.sk
If you want to use your smartphone for identification, I personally recommend using iNaturalist app – but never trust it 100%, always verify the results it suggests with proper ID guide.
Recommended starter watching & reading
⚠️ Start here → Radical Mycology Webinar 1: Seeing Fungi + Radical Mycology Webinar 2: Working With Fungi
Watching 🎬
- Learn your land (foraging & medicinal mushrooms)
- Old Man of the Woods (foraging)
Reading 📖
- Peter McCoy – Radical Mycology: A Treatise on Seeing & Working with Fungi
- Paul Stamets – Mycelium running