The Quest For a New Specie of Mushroom

Since it is estimated that about 95% of all fungi have not yet been found and written up, it appears that there is a good chance of finding one that no one has found before or at least is not known to science.  The hard part is to recognize it as new, when I meet it.  I realize that beginners tend to jump to conclusions.  I am not sure if my 6 plus years experience of hunting mushrooms is enough to recognize something new if I find it, but I am willing to give it a try.  Being retired sure gives me an advantage as far as time is concerned.  I also appear to have a knack for spotting unusual mushrooms.  The hunt will start in the spring of 2009, or earlier.

The 2009 season was a very poor mushroom season in my area.  Never mind new species, the familiar species were hard to find.  Hopefully the 2010 season will be better.