About the Author

---

Alan E. Bessette (Author) ALAN E. BESSETTE is a mycologist and professor emeritus of biology at Utica College of Syracuse University. He has authored or coauthored more than twenty books, including Mushrooms of Northeastern North America and Milk Mushrooms of North America. He and Arleen live in Burlington, North Carolina. Arleen R. Bessette (Author) ARLEEN R. BESSETTE is a mycologist, an award-winning botanical photographer, and a retired psychotherapist. She is the author or coauthor of more than fifteen books, including Mushrooms of the Southeastern United States and Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States: A Field Guide to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Michael W. Hopping (Author) MICHAEL W. HOPPING is a mycologist, writer, and retired medical doctor. A member of the Asheville Mushroom Club, he serves as a mushroom identifier and community educator. He is coauthor of Field Guide to the Mushrooms of the Carolinas. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina.