North American Mushrooms
A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi
By Orson K. Miller, Jr.; Hope H. Miller
(Falcon Press Publishing, Paperback, 9780762731091, 583pp.)
Publication Date: May 2006
Categories: Mushrooms
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Description
With more than 600 brilliant color photographs, detailed line drawings, informative and illuminating descriptions, and critical identification keys, NORTH AMERICAN MUSHROOMS is the definitive guide to the fungi of the United States and Canada. This comprehensive book for expert and amateur alike offers tips on how, where, and when to collect wild mushrooms; suggestions for culinary uses; a section on mushroom toxins; and pictorial keys and glossaries to aid the user in precise identification. This is a must-have reference book for anyone interested in wild mushrooms, their uses, and their habitats.
DR. ORSON K. MILLER JR. is one of the preeminent mycologists in the United States. His wife and research partner, HOPE H. MILLER is the author of a wild mushroom cookbook.
DR. ORSON K. MILLER JR. is one of the preeminent mycologists in the United States. His wife and research partner, HOPE H. MILLER is the author of a wild mushroom cookbook.
About the Author
Dr. Orson K. Miller Jr. is one of the premier mycologists in the United States. His career has included work with the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, many books and articles on mushrooms, and national television and radio appearances as a mushroom expert. He taught biology and mycology at Virginia Tech for many years.
Hope Miller is a mushroom expert in her own right and is the author of cookbooks featuring the bounty of North American mushrooms.
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