Mushroom identification to the average person seems difficult at first. But luckily, in this time we are in the the age of information and plenty of articles or books can be found. Some good websites for people starting out are mushroomobserver.org where people can vote on the species mushroom you've found. Also, shroomery.org message forums are a great place for help for much of anything concerning fungi. Other various forums work well too but sometimes it may take a bit of getting to know people before you get help. Books can be bought on Amazon or at local book stores. I've felt quite confident myself while using a field guide mushroom hunting. The descriptions of habitats helps quite a lot as well. Most books contain simple keys to identification, plus location of your discovered fungi helps zero down the possible choices. Still, some mushrooms require microscope work for further measurements in order to identify.
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