Download or read book Mushrooms of North America in Color written by Alan E. Bessette and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1995-08-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first guide to identify mushroom species not commonly classified or illustrated elsewhere in current literature. The book, which will serve as a companion to other popular field guides, shows how to distinguish lesser-known mushrooms from other common fungi. Found in a variety of habitats in North America, each species has an accurate and up-to-date description, a color illustration, and detailed information on its distinctive species characteristics. The book is written for the amateur and professional mycologist alike. Anyone, however, who is interested in collecting mushrooms will find it a valuable contribution to the field.
Download or read book North American Boletes written by Alan E. Bessette and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2000-04-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North American Boletes is the first comprehensive guide to an extraordinary and highly prized group of mushrooms known for their beautiful colors, distinctive features, relative abundance, and edibility. The scope of this work goes beyond the identification of species. The authors consider the symbiotic relationship boletes share with higher plants and trees, their geographical distribution, and new information regarding the macrochemical test reactions of the boletes; they also describe several new species. The book’s unique combination of aesthetically appealing and scientifically accurate color photographs coupled with extensive descriptions makes it a standard reference work for bolete identification in North America. Special Features of the Book include: More than 450 color photographs illustrating more than 300 species Descriptions with accurate, updated nomenclature and a comments section that includes information on look-alike species and field observations Easy-to-follow keys constructed for both eastern and western North America that emphasize macroscopic features Nontechnical language and a glossary that make it an indispensable guide for professional as well as amateur mycologists Information on collecting, cooking, and preserving boletes
Download or read book Mushrooms of Northeastern North America written by Alan E. Bessette and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume covers territory of tremendous mycological diversity ranging from the Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic States, the Midwest through the Plains States, and the Upper South to the provinces of Central and Eastern Canada. The 1500-some mushroom species are arranged in major groups based on similarities in their appearance. A superb section of detailed color photographs accompany each major mushroom group. Includes an introduction to mycology and appendices discussing mycophagy, microscopic examination of mushrooms, chemical reagents and mushroom ID, and classification. Paper edition (unseen), $45.00. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America written by R. Michael Davis and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amateur mushroom collectors and mycologists alike will find over 300 species of the region's most distinctive and ecologically important mushrooms profiled in this comprehensive field guide.
Download or read book Peterson Field Guide to Mushrooms of North America Second Edition written by Karl B. McKnight and published by Peterson Field Guides. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new approach to identifying mushrooms based on five key features that can be observed while in the field. Toadstools, truffles, boletes and morels, witches' butter, conks, corals, puffballs and earthstars: mushrooms are both mysterious and ecologically essential. They can also be either delicious or deadly. Thousands of different species of mushrooms appear across North America in the woods, backyards, and in unexpected corners. Learning to distinguish them is a rewarding challenge for a naturalist or chef. Covering most of the common edible and poisonous species readers are likely to encounter, this portable-sized field guide takes a new, simple approach to the method of mushroom identification based on key features that do not require a microscope or technical vocabulary. In addition to the watercolors from the original edition, hundreds more illustrations have been added. These paintings make use of the limited space available in a field guide and focus on the distinguishing details of each species, thereby serving as an ideal tool for beginner and intermediate mycologists alike.
Download or read book Mushrooms of North America written by Orson K. Miller and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1979 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Field Guide to Mushrooms written by Kent H. McKnight and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1987 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies over one thousand species with detailed descriptions and illustrations.
Download or read book Milk Mushrooms of North America written by Alan E. Bessette and published by . This book was released on 2009-11-02 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A field guide to the milk mushrooms of North America. Featuring over 150 species and varieties, it includes detailed descriptions and more than 250 photographs. Suitable for both amateur mushroom enthusiasts and professional mycologists, it includes sections for species related to Lactarius and hyperparasites of the genus." -- Publisher's description.
Download or read book North American Mushrooms written by Orson K. Miller and published by Falcon Press Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book All Color Book of Mushrooms and Fungi written by Moira Savonius and published by Conran Octopus. This book was released on 1973 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mushrooms of North America in Color written by Alan E. Bessette and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1995-08-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first guide to identify mushroom species not commonly classified or illustrated elsewhere in current literature. The book, which will serve as a companion to other popular field guides, shows how to distinguish lesser-known mushrooms from other common fungi. Found in a variety of habitats in North America, each species has an accurate and up-to-date description, a color illustration, and detailed information on its distinctive species characteristics.
Download or read book Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America written by Roger Phillips and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guidebook to 1,000 specimens of mushrooms, photographed to show the cap, stem, gills, spines and a cross section, usually in various stages of growth.
Download or read book The Rainbow Beneath My Feet written by Arleen R. Bessette and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2001-05-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rainbow Beneath My Feet includes step-by-step instructions to the process from collecting the mushrooms to dyeing the wool. There is an accurate and up-to-date description for each species along with over 200 color photographs. The scope of this work goes beyond the identification of species. The authors provide information about dyeing equipment, mordants, preparing and dyeing the wool, and the dazzling array of colors that can be obtained from mushroom.
Download or read book National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms written by Gary Lincoff and published by Knopf. This book was released on 1981-12-12 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 700 mushrooms detailed with color photographs and descriptive text, this is the most comprehensive photographic field guide to the mushrooms of North America. The 762 full-color identification photographs show the mushrooms as they appear in natural habitats. Organized visually, the book groups all mushrooms by color and shape to make identification simple and accurate in the field, while the text account for each species includes a detailed physical description, information on edibility, season, habitat, range, look-alikes, alternative names, and facts on edible and poisonous species, uses, and folklore. A supplementary section on cooking and eating wild mushrooms, and illustrations identifying the parts of a mushroom, round out this essential guide.
Download or read book Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America written by David William Fischer and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mushrooms of the Southeastern United States written by Alan E. Bessette and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2007-05-14 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive field guide to the mushrooms of the southeastern United States. Although it will stand on its own, it is intended to compliment and serve as a companion to Mushrooms of Northeastern North America, also published by Syracuse University Press. Together these volumes form a foundation and reference for identifying mushrooms found in eastern North America from Canada to the subtropics of Florida and Texas. This book features more than 450 species that are fully described and illustrated with photographs, many for the first time in color. The photographs were selected for high-quality color fidelity and documentary merit, and reflect some of the aesthetic appeal of our subject. The number of species described and illustrated in color is substantially more than has previously appeared in any other single work devoted to the mushrooms of the southeastern United States. Cross referencing to additional species occuring in the region that are illustrated in Mushrooms of Northeastern North America is provided. Although this book contains the necessary detail required by advanced students and professional mycologists, it emphasizes identification based primarily on macroscopic field characters for easier use by a general audience. Each illustrated species is accompanied by a detailed description of macroscopic and microscopic features based on the concepts of their original authors.
Download or read book Mushrooms of Northeast North America written by George Barron and published by Publishing Partners. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative and full-color photographic field guide to mushrooms and fungi of the northern United States, from Minnesota to Nova Scotia, south to Virginia. Includes over 700 spectacular photos and excellent species information. Reprinted February 2016 with new ISBN 9781772130003, replacing ISBN 9781551052014.
