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Common Edible & Poisonous Mushrooms of the Northeast

AUTHOR Fergus, C. Leonard; Fergus, Charles
PUBLISHER Stackpole Books (03/01/2003)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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  • Handy in-the-field identification guide
  • Features the "Foolproof Five"
  • Includes a useful identification flowchart
    The 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.
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    ISBN-13: 9780811726412
    ISBN-10: 081172641X
    Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
    Content Language: English
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    Page Count: 96
    Carton Quantity: 82
    Product Dimensions: 5.58 x 0.28 x 8.22 inches
    Weight: 0.32 pound(s)
    Feature Codes: Bibliography, Price on Product, Illustrated
    Country of Origin: US
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    BISAC Categories
    Science | Life Sciences - Biology
    Science | Plants - General
    Dewey Decimal: 579.609
    Library of Congress Control Number: 2002012371
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  • Handy in-the-field identification guide
  • Features the "Foolproof Five"
  • Includes a useful identification flowchart
    The 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.
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    Author: Fergus, C. Leonard
    C. Leonard Fergus was a mycology professor at Pennsylvania State University.
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