Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America

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Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America


	Format	Hardcover
	Catalogue No.	1-55407-115-1
	Pages	320
	Language	English only
	Price on sale	$26.95 (reduced from $39.95)

Written by Roger Phillips.
Published by Firefly Books Ltd., 2005.

Description:

The ultimate illustrated handbook on mushrooms.

More than 1,000 handsome colour photographs by Roger Phillips illustrate this comprehensive guide to mushrooms and other fungi of North America, in all their astonishing variety. Amateur collectors, expert mycologists and armchair naturalists will welcome the reissue of this valuable reference. Each photograph has a neutral background to eliminate distractions. The specimens are arranged to show the cap, stem, gills, spines, and a cross section, usually in various stages of growth.

The information on each mushroom variety includes:

Dimensions of cap, gills and stem
Colour and texture description of flesh
Description of odour and taste
Habitat and growing season
Description of spores
Categorization of edibility

Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America also includes useful tips and helpful advice on collecting specimens and identifying them. This book is the ideal introduction to mycology.

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