Mushroom season is upon us but how do you know what to look for? Ecologist Ruben Mita has written a guide to all of the typical mushrooms you will find in various parts of the country. The guide includes edible favourites like porcini, the good old white field mushroom - but also the psychedelics and the poisonous. There are also the weird ones - the stinkhorns like a red claw coming out of the ground - and the bird's nest fungi. Ruben has degrees in Ecology, English and Music from Victoria University.