Jack Schmidling wrote:
>
> With only photos you will only be able to identify a few obvious ones
> but its a place to start. Get a field guide to mushrooms with lots of
> pictures and start comparing them. If you think you have a match,
> Google the name and get more info.
>
> You will find that the next time you find a mushroom, you will need lots
> more details to help identify it.
>
> There are lots of mushroom books out there but I think the best place to
> start in the Audubon one.

Thanks for the info. My undergrad degree is in environmental biology
so I am used to field identification of different species. I'm just a
tad afraid to eat anything without an expert around to confirm my IDs,
LOL...

-L.