Aberdeen, J.E.C. Introduction to the mushrooms, toadstools, and larger fungi of Queensland. Queensland Naturalists Club, 1979. [Key to genera, with a brief description of each genus, plus numerous black and white diagrams depicting fungal features and many species.]
Breitenbach, J. & F. Kranzlin (eds). Fungi of Switzerland. (Vols 1-3 published so far). Verlag Mykologia, Lucerne, 1984 - . Vol 1: Ascomycetes; Vol. 2 non-gilled basidiomycetes; Vol. 3 boletes and agarics (in part). [Each species is described for both macroscopic and microscopic features, and each has an in-situ colour photograph. Excellent bibliographies for more advanced study. Many of the species and genera listed occur in Australia.]
Cleland, J.B. Toadstools and mushrooms and other larger fungi of South Australia. Gov't Printer, Adelaide, 1976. (Reprint of 1934-5 publication). [Deals with macrofungi of South Australia and includes some from New South Wales. Has keys to orders, families and genera, macroscopic descriptions and descriptions of spores. Also has some watercolours. The most significant text on Australian macrofungi, even though nearly 60 years old.]
Fuhrer, B. Field companion to Australian fungi. Five Mile Press, 1985. [About 170 superb colour photographs of Australian fungi, but with very little accompanying text.]
Fuhrer, B. & R. Richardson Rainforest fungi of Tasmania and south-east Australia. CSIRO & Tasmanian. Forestry Commission, 1992. (95 pp.) [Excellent colour photographs and very brief descriptions of over 100 taxa. Deliberately omits information on toxicity/edibility.]
Griffiths, K. A field guide to the larger fungi of the Darling Scarp and south-west of Western Australia. Self-publ. by author, 1985. [Contains a brief key to the broad groups of macro-fungi; paintings and short descriptions (macroscopic characters) of many species.]
Hawksworth, D.L., B.C. Sutton & G.C. Ainsworth. Ainsworth and Bisby's Dictionary of the Fungi (7th edn). Commonwealth Mycological Institute, 1983. [Indispensible for anyone with a serious interest in the fungi.]
Katsaros, P. Illustrated guide to common slime moulds. Mad River Press, 1989. [Key to, and descriptions of, common slime mould species, plus superb colour photographs of many species.]
Largent, D.L. et al How to identify mushrooms to genus level 1- IV, VI Eureka, CA: Mad River Press, 1986, 1988. [Very useful guide for beginners and those more experienced in the study.]
Macdonald, R. & J. Westerman A field guide to fungi of south-eastern Australia. Nelson, 1979. [Contains a brief introduction, no keys, and a short macroscopic description and colour photograph of many common species of macrofungi.]
Martin, G.W. & C.J. Alexopoulos The Myxomycetes. Univ. of Iowa Press, 1969. [Worldwide coverage of the slime moulds, with colour drawings of almost every species.]
Martin, G.W., C.J. Alexopoulos & M.L. Farr The genera of Myxomycetes. Univ. of Iowa Press, 1983. [A genus-level updating of the previous work; also contains all the illustrations from the earlier book.]
Phillips, R. Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain. Pan Books, 1981. [Includes a brief key to genera followed by many hundreds of colour studio photographs against neutral backgrounds. Macroscopic descriptions and spore details are given for each species illustrated.]
Phillips, R. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown & Co, 1991. [Key to genera plus colour photos and descriptions.]
Shepherd, C.J. & Totterdell, C.J. Mushrooms and toadstools of Australia. Inkata Press, 1988. [Contains an introduction, glossary, keys to orders, families and genera, macroscopic descriptions, and descriptions of spores. Also numerous colour photos.]
Wood, A. E. Australian mushrooms and toadstools: how to identify them. Univ. of NSW Press, 1990 (rev'd edn). [Contains keys to the most common genera of fleshy gilled fungi.]
Young, T. Common Australian fungi. Univ. of NSW Press, 1986 (reprint). [Brief introduction to fungi in general, a key to common genera, followed by descriptions (mainly macroscopic) of many species; small paintings of 71 species; good bibliography.]