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1 online resource : illustrations |
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Online resource; title from EPUB title page (OverDrive, viewed July 11, 2013). |
| Summary |
Learn how to recognize mushrooms in the wild with this handy guide. When you?re in the wild and you spot a nice-looking mushroom, how do you know if it is safe to eat? Question no more with the The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms. This tiny companion is the perfect book to bring along when foraging for delectable fungi. Inside its neatly arranged pages are fifty-two edible mushrooms as well as the mushrooms with which they are often confused, whether edible or toxic. Beautiful photographs adorn the pages with mushrooms in the wild as well as picked, showing them from a multitude of angles. Study these photographs and you will become adept at recognizing edible and safe mushrooms. Even those who are unfamiliar with the mushroom forest can make a start at foraging with this instructional work, and, with the help of The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms, can become experts in no time. Using practical symbol systems, distribution maps, and tips on picking, cleaning, cooking, and canning, the reader will also become familiar with a wide variety of wild mushrooms, including morels, black trumpets, chanterelles, sheep polypore, porcini, a variety of boletes, and many more. Grabbing this guide on the way out to go hunt for mushrooms will ensure a successful foraging experience. 175 color photographs. |
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Front Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; What are mushrooms?; When can you find mushrooms?; Some advice about ... ; picking; cleaning; preparation; What do mushrooms contain?; An explanation of the species; Terms and symbols; Species; Edible mushrooms; Poisonous mushrooms; Mushroom poisoning?; Have mushrooms become more poisonous?; Comprehensive Mushroom Field Guides; Index. |
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Mushrooms -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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REFERENCE -- Handbooks & Manuals.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Microbiology.
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Mushrooms. (OCoLC)fst01030235
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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| Added Author |
Marklund, Hans, 1937-
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Hedström, Ellen.
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Print version: Holmberg, Pelle. Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms : Helpful Tips for Mushrooming in the Field. New York : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., ©2013 9781620877319 |
| ISBN |
9781626364844 (electronic bk.) |
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1626364842 (electronic bk.) |
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