| Common Edible & Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northeast Contributor(s): Fergus, C. Leonard (Author), Fergus, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 081172641X ISBN-13: 9780811726412 Publisher: Stackpole Books OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: An in-the-field identification guide to more than 40 common mushrooms of the northeast, including detailed descriptions of what to look for and what to avoid. 70 illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biology - Nature | Plants - General |
| Dewey: 579.609 |
| LCCN: 2002012371 |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.58" W x 8.22" (0.32 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Handy in-the-field identification guideFeatures the "Foolproof Five"Includes a useful identification flowchartThe northeastern United States is home to an enormous variety of mushrooms--some delicious, some deadly. This handy in-the-field guide offers identification information for some 50 mushrooms that mushroom hunters are most likely to encounter in the wild: Parasol Mushroom, Delicious Lactarius, Sulphur Shelf, Giant Puffball. It also features detailed photographs illustrating the characteristics to look for when identifying mushrooms and natural history information--where they grow, when they appear, and the various forms they take. |