Mushrooms Demystified
| AUTHOR | Arora, David; Arora, David |
| PUBLISHER | Ten Speed Press (10/01/1986) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
A delightful, informative, and indispensable companion to mushroom hunting, featuring information on more than 2,000 species of mushrooms, from a renowned naturalist and mycologist Nothing is more elusive and mysterious than the wild mushroom. In Mushrooms Demystified, mushroom authority David Arora celebrates the gathering and study of wild mushrooms with engaging style, wit, and simple terminology. With descriptions, photographs, and keys to over 2,000 species of mushrooms, as well as a beginner's checklist of the 70 most distinctive and common mushrooms, this is the definitive guide to foraging fungi. Mushrooms Demystified also includes detailed chapters on terminology, classification, habitats, mushroom cookery, mushroom toxins, the meanings of scientific mushroom names, and more! Beginners and experienced mushroom hunters alike will enjoy this authoritative field guide and reference book.
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ISBN-13:
9780898151695
ISBN-10:
0898151694
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
Edition Number:
0002
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Page Count:
1056
Carton Quantity:
10
Product Dimensions:
6.10 x 2.14 x 8.38 inches
Weight:
3.35 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
CN
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Life Sciences - Microbiology
Science | Plants - Fungi & Mushrooms
Science | General
Dewey Decimal:
589.222
Library of Congress Control Number:
86005917
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A delightful, informative, and indispensable companion to mushroom hunting, featuring information on more than 2,000 species of mushrooms, from a renowned naturalist and mycologist Nothing is more elusive and mysterious than the wild mushroom. In Mushrooms Demystified, mushroom authority David Arora celebrates the gathering and study of wild mushrooms with engaging style, wit, and simple terminology. With descriptions, photographs, and keys to over 2,000 species of mushrooms, as well as a beginner's checklist of the 70 most distinctive and common mushrooms, this is the definitive guide to foraging fungi. Mushrooms Demystified also includes detailed chapters on terminology, classification, habitats, mushroom cookery, mushroom toxins, the meanings of scientific mushroom names, and more! Beginners and experienced mushroom hunters alike will enjoy this authoritative field guide and reference book.
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