Alan E. Bessette is a mycologist and professor emeritus of biology at Utica College and is the author of numerous books including Mushrooms of the Southeastern United States and North American Boletes: A Color Guide to the Fleshy Pored Mushrooms, both published by Syracuse University Press. David B. Harris is a mycologist and botanical photographer who has collected and studied the genus Lactarius in North America for over ten years. His photographs have won several awards in the North American Mycological Association's photo contests. Arleen R. Bessette is a mycologist and botanical photographer. She is the author of eleven books including The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer's Field Guide, also published by Syracuse University Press.

Alan E. Bessette is a mycologist and professor emeritus of biology at Utica College and is the author of numerous books including Mushrooms of the Southeastern United States and North American Boletes: A Color Guide to the Fleshy Pored Mushrooms, both published by Syracuse University Press. David B. Harris is a mycologist and botanical photographer who has collected and studied the genus Lactarius in North America for over ten years. His photographs have won several awards in the North American Mycological Association's photo contests. Arleen R. Bessette is a mycologist and botanical photographer. She is the author of eleven books including The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer's Field Guide, also published by Syracuse University Press.

Alan E. Bessette is a mycologist and professor emeritus of biology at Utica College and is the author of numerous books including Mushrooms of the Southeastern United States and North American Boletes: A Color Guide to the Fleshy Pored Mushrooms, both published by Syracuse University Press. David B. Harris is a mycologist and botanical photographer who has collected and studied the genus Lactarius in North America for over ten years. His photographs have won several awards in the North American Mycological Association's photo contests. Arleen R. Bessette is a mycologist and botanical photographer. She is the author of eleven books including The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer's Field Guide, also published by Syracuse University Press.