Dennis E. Desjardin, Michael G. Wood, Frederick A. Stevens.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Portland, Oregon :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Timber Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2015.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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559 pages :
Other Physical Details
color illustrations ;
Dimensions
29 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction: What are fungi? ; About the book ; Nomenclature and taxonomy ; Morphology and phylogeny ; Biology of mushrooms ; Mushroom ecology ; When and where to find mushrooms ; Edible and poisonous mushrooms -- How to Identify Mushrooms -- How to Use the Book -- THe Mushrooms. Key to Mushroom Body Forms -- Light-spored gilled mushrooms : Chanterelles ; Pleurotoid fungi ; Genera Lactarius and Russula ; Hygrophoroid fungi ; Genus Amanita : Lepiotoid fungi ; Tricholomatoid fungi ; Clitocyboid and omphalinoid fungi ; Marasmioid and gymnopoid fungi ; Mycenoid fungi -- Pink-spored gilled mushrooms -- Dull brown, tobacco-brown, and olive brown-spored gilled mushrooms -- Yellowish brown, rusty brown, and reddish brown-spored gilled mushrooms : Genus Cortinarius -- Dark-spored gilled mushrooms : Genus Agaricus ; Coprinoid fungi ; Genera Lacrymaria, Panaeolus, Psathyrella, and allies ; Genera Hypholoma, Psilocybe, Stropharia, and allies ; Genera Chroogomphus and Gomphidius -- Boletes -- Polypores -- Spine Fungi -- Thelephoroid and stereoid fungi -- Club and coral fungi -- Gasteromycetes : puffballs, earthstars, stinkhorns, and bird's nest fungi -- Crust fungi -- Jelly fungi -- Morels, false morels, and elfin saddles -- Cup fungi -- Hypogeous fungi : truffles and false truffles.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"California is one of the most ecologically rich and diverse regions of North America, and home to hundreds of species of mushrooms. In California Mushrooms, mycologist experts Dennis Desjardin, Michael Wood, and Fred Stevens provide over 1100 species profiles, including comprehensive descriptions and spectacular photographs of 650 species. Each profile includes information on macro- and micromorphology, habitat, edibility, and comparisons with closely related species and potential look-alikes. Although the focus of the book is on mushrooms of California, over 90% of the species treated occur elsewhere, making the book useful throughout western North America. California Mushrooms also provides information on when and where to find mushrooms; guidelines on how to collect and identify mushrroms; keyes to species; and overviews of nomenclature and taxonomy, morphology and phylogeny, fungal ecology, biology of mushrooms, and mushroom toxins. This complete reference covers everything necessary for the mushroom hunter to acurately identify over 650 species"--Publisher's description.