MUSHROOM DAY

An hourly guide that spotlights twenty four fungus species as they spread spores find food and adapt to a changing planet On this mushroom filled day ecologist Alison Pouliot tours the world to introduce readers to a fascinating variety of fungi Each chapter of Mushroom Day introduces a single fungus during a single hour highlighting twenty four different species In the dark of the night the green glow of the ghost fungus guides us into the forest to learn about the mysteries of bioluminescence At dawn we awaken to find a fairy ring of mushrooms that has appeared overnight like something out of folklore But we don t have much time to linger as we must reach the Italian forest before other porcino hunters forage the morning s fattest and finest In the heat of the afternoon the ripe stench of the stinkhorn might send us out of the woods while the enticing aroma of the aniseed funnel lures us back in Late in the evening we spy a fungus known as the witches cauldron and wonder what it might tell us about the future By the end of our mushroom day we ll have glimpsed the diversity of this unique kingdom met fungus friends that feed and fascinate and learned how humans can encourage their flourishing For each hour celebrated artist Stuart Patience has de