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Mushrooms of the Southeast
Contributor(s): Elliott, Todd F. (Author), Stephenson, Steven L. (Author)
ISBN: 160469730X     ISBN-13: 9781604697308
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
OUR PRICE:   $26.96  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Plants - Mushrooms
- Travel | United States - South - General
- Sports & Recreation | Hiking
Dewey: 579.609
LCCN: 2017047238
Series: Timber Press Field Guide
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.3" (1.55 lbs) 408 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - South
 
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Publisher Description:
An essential reference for mushroom enthusiasts, hikers, and naturalists

Mushrooms of the Southeast is a compact, beautifully illustrated guide packed with descriptions and photographs of hundreds of the region's most important mushrooms. In addition to profiles on individual species, the book also includes a general discussion and definition of fungi, information on where to find mushrooms and collection guidelines, an overview of fungus ecology, and information on mushroom poisoning and how to avoid it.

  • Fully illustrates 330 species and discusses more than 1,000 of the region's most conspicuous, distinctive, interesting, and ecologically important mushrooms
  • Covers northern Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia
  • Helpful keys for identification
  • Clear, color-coded layout

Contributor Bio(s): Elliott, Todd F.: - Todd F. Elliott is a freelance naturalist, biologist, and photographer. His research passions are the study of global biodiversity and interrelationships in nature. To read more about his projects, visit toddelliott.weebly.com.Stephenson, Steven L.: - Steven L. Stephenson, a professor at the University of Arkansas, has collected and studied fungi for more than thirty-five years, and his research program has taken him to all seven continents and every major type of terrestrial ecosystem.Elliott, Todd: - Todd F. Elliott is a freelance naturalist, biologist, and photographer. His research passions are the study of global biodiversity and interrelationships in nature. To read more about his projects, visit toddelliott.weebly.com.