In this high-quality reference work on local mushrooms, you will encounter extensive knowledge about the best edible mushrooms, their look-alikes, and the most toxic mushrooms. Excellent tableau and detail photos provide clear identification, ensuring that no false mushroom ends up in your basket. The edible mushrooms are categorized into four groups based on the difficulty of their recognition. This book, created in collaboration with the German Society for Mycology, makes it easy for both beginners and advanced mushroom foragers to identify, prepare, and enjoy mushrooms correctly.