Mushrooms & Other Fungi of North America
By Roger Phillips
(Firefly Books, Hardcover, 9781554071159, 319pp.)
Publication Date: September 2005
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback
Categories: Reference, Mushrooms
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"The ultimate illustrated handbook on mushrooms."
More than 1,000 handsome color 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 stemColor and texture description of fleshDescription of odor and tasteHabitat and growing seasonDescription of sporesCategorization 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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