A curious forager's field guide

Author: Liv Sisson

Photography: Pauala Vigus

The complete introduction to finding, identifying and using mushrooms and other fungi in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Enter and explore the fascinating world of fungi.

In this practical and up-to-date guide, forager and fungus enthusiast Liv Sisson shares her top tips and takes the reader on a journey to discover the unique and diverse fungi Aotearoa has to offer.

Discover how to identify the best edible varieties, and how to cook with them, how these incredible organisms have shaped the world as we know it, and the role they are playing in modern medical and environmental research.

Featuring stunning full-colour photographs, fun facts and current descriptions of over 130 species (including our brilliant blue national fungus, werewere kokako), Fungi of Aotearoa is packed full of information and advice that will delight armchair enthusiasts, backcountry explorers and budding experts alike.

Our volunteers and visitors are becoming more and more interested in Fungi as we observe them appearing on the Island and learn more about them through fantastic books like this!

• Publisher: Penguin
• Paperback / softback  
• 336pp  
• h216mm  x  w162mm  x s27mm  
• 839g