| Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest Contributor(s): Trudell, Steve (Author), Ammirati, Joe (Author) |
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ISBN: 0881929352 ISBN-13: 9780881929355 Publisher: Timber Press (OR) OUR PRICE: $25.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: The Pacific Northwest is one of the best places to find mushrooms -- they are both abundant and spectacularly diverse. Yet until now, there has been no mushroom guide that focuses on the region. This compact, beautifully illustrated guide presents descriptions and photographs of 460 of the region's most conspicuous, distinctive, and ecologically important mushrooms. The geographic range covered by the book includes Oregon, Washington, southern British Columbia, Idaho, and westernmost Montana, with an emphasis on the heart of mushroom country: the low- to mid-elevation forest habitats of western Oregon and Washington. In addition to profiles on individual species, "Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest" also includes a general discussion and definition of fungi; information on where to find mushrooms and guidelines on collecting them; an overview of fungus ecology; and a discussion on mushroom poisoning and how to avoid it. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Plants - Mushrooms - Nature | Reference |
| Dewey: 579.609 |
| LCCN: 2009006137 |
| Series: Timber Press Field Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" (1.32 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
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| Publisher Description: A must-have guide for mushroom hunters in the Pacific Northwest Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest is a compact, beautifully illustrated field guide to 460 of the region's most common mushrooms. In addition to profiles on individual species, it also includes a general discussion and definition of fungi, information on where to find mushrooms and guidelines on collecting them, an overview of fungus ecology, and a discussion on how to avoid mushroom poisoning.
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Contributor Bio(s): Ammirati, Joe: - Joe Ammirati is professor of biology and teaches mycology and botany at the University of Washington. His research focuses mainly on the classification and evolutionary relationships of the gilled fungi, particularly in the genus Cortinarius, but also includes mushroom biogeography and co-evolution, mushroom toxicity, and fungal diversity of arctic/alpine, boreal, and subalpine habitats. Joe is the scientific advisor to the Puget Sound Mycological Society and Pacific Northwest Key Council.Trudell, Steve: - Steve Trudell is affiliate curator in the Burke Museum Herbarium at the University of Washington. He belongs to the Mycological Society of America, North American Mycological Association, and International Mycorrhiza Society. He writes for several mycological publications and frequently serves as foray mycologist and lecturer for mycological societies. |