>>691790Also,
>if you are near a city especially, look for your local mycology club. They are usually free if not really cheap to become a member of, and they will teach you a lot just because they love what they were doing. I used to go to one in Boston and I miss it. They had legit everything you could nerd out on.
>(Optional) learn how to grow some basic ones, or how they grow if you aren't gonna do it from homeGrowing mushrooms is pretty cheap compared to other at-home sciences and ridiculously rewarding. Learning how certain mushrooms grow and what they grow on is another helpful tool in identifying mushrooms. Does it grow on logs? decaying leaves? compost? these factors alone can cut down on what you are trying to ID.
I currently grow King Oyster Mushrooms (새송이 버섯). They are so cool!
>If you find a spot with delicious edible mushrooms... keep it secret. Never share your locations. unless it's like your kid and you are passing down this secret knowledge.>don't get too hung up on the latinKnowing the latin names is good, but knowing the common names is arguably better once you can identify them with little hassle. Knowing both is fine too, especially when you are talking about different species within the same family (like, magic mushrooms aren't limited to Psilocybin Cubenses. and even "cubes" have a bunch of different variants)
>finally, find some online communities to help you ID and learn.Personally, I like the shroomery dot org. They mostly talk about growing magic mushrooms and abusing drugs but their more legitimate forums have people IDing mushrooms, sharing techniques for growing mushrooms once thought impossible to do indoors, research. I have my reservations about them, but even professional printed books on mycology list them as a resource for people looking to get more involved.
