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.
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ISBN:9780762731091
ISBN:0762731905
ISBN:0762731095
Physical Description:vii, 583 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. print
Edition:1st ed.
Publisher:Guilford, Conn. : Falcon Guide, c2006.
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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 553-562) and index.
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