Michael Jordan is an English

mycologist Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...

, author of ''The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe'', founder and chairman of the Association of British Fungal Groups (ABFG). Jordan founded ABFG in 1996, having observed an upsurge in interest in

mushroom hunting Mushroom hunting, mushrooming, mushroom picking, mushroom foraging, and similar terms describe the activity of gathering mushrooms in the wild, typically for culinary use. This practice is popular throughout most of Europe, Australia, Japan, K ...

since presenting ''Mushroom Magic'', a documentary on

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...

in 1989.
Mushroom Magic
', BFI The ABFG maintains a database of fungus observations for the UK, called CATE, collates affiliated fungus groups, and serves as a national organisation for individual members.

Publications

*''Mushroom Magic'' (1989) *''Edible Mushrooms and Other Fungi'' (1993) *''The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe'' (1995, 2004)

References

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