| Description |
xii, 429 pages, 48, that is 96, pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm. |
| Series |
The Peterson field guide series ; 34 |
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Peterson field guide series ; 34.
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| Note |
"Sponsored by the National Audubon Society and the National Wildlife Federation." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 407) and index. |
| Contents |
Editor's note -- Preface -- 1. How to use this book -- 2. Mushrooms are fungi -- 3. Mushroom poisoning -- pt. 1. Non-gilled mushrooms -- 4. Sac fungi : Ascomycetes -- Miscellaneous sac and cup fungi -- Sponge mushrooms (Morels) -- False morels and lorchels -- Cup fungi -- 5. Club fungi : Basidiomycetes -- Jelly fungi -- Rust and smut fungi -- Coral fungi -- Groundwarts and woodcrusts -- Chanterelles -- Tooth fungi (Hydnums) -- Fleshy pore fungi (Boletes) -- Pore fungi (Polypores) -- pt. 2. Gilled mushrooms -- 6. More club fungi : Basidiomycetes, continued -- Gill fungi (Agarics) -- Tricholomas and others -- Waxycaps -- Slime mushrooms, deathcaps, and others (amanitas and relatives) -- Parasol mushrooms (Lepiotas and others) -- Roof mushrooms and sheath mushrooms -- Common meadow mushrooms (Agaricus) -- Ringstalks, scalecaps, and smoothcaps -- Inky caps, crumblecaps, and mottlegills -- Webcaps (Cortinarius) and others -- Pinkgills (Entoloma) -- Brittlegills (Russula) -- Milkcaps (Lactarius) -- |
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pt. 3. Puffballs and relatives -- 7. Gastromycetes -- Stinkhorns and false truffles -- Puffballs and earthstars -- Palate pointers (recipes) -- Glossary -- Selected references -- Index. |
| Subject |
Mushrooms -- North America -- Identification.
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Mushrooms -- North America -- Pictorial works.
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| Added Author |
McKnight, Vera B.
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National Audubon Society.
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National Wildlife Federation.
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| ISBN |
0395421012 |
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9780395421017 |
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0395421020 paperback |
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9780395421024 paperback |
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