Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe


Book Description

This is a practical guide to over 450 species of mushroom and toadstool in Britain and Europe. Information on each includes fact panels with complete checklists of features and characteristics and detailed close-ups for correct identification.




Mushrooms & Toadstools of Britain and Europe


Book Description

This is the most comprehensive field guide to mushrooms ever published. With descriptions of over 3,000 species that can be identified with the naked eye, this book is all the reader will need to correctly identify any fungus.




An Initial Guide to the Identification of Mushrooms and Toadstools


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The task of identifying mushrooms and toadstools has long been an overwhelming process. With over 3000 species found in Britain, field guides can add to the confusion. An Initial Guide to the Identification of Mushrooms and Toadstools is a must-have accompaniment to an up-to-date field book. Its easy to use keys follow a flow chart model which pose simple questions that can be read in conjunction with specimens. Even the most inexperienced of mushroom enthusiasts will find this process enjoyable and rewarding. This revised and updated third edition includes larger easier to read diagrams and text. Identifying mushrooms in the field has never been so easy.




Green Guide to Mushrooms And Toadstools Of Britain And Europe


Book Description

Bloomsbury Green Guides are portable handbooks to the most commonly found species in Britain and Europe. A huge array of mushrooms and toadstools grow in our woodlands and fields, from the deadly poisonous to the delicious delicacy, and correct identification is crucial. The Green Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools makes identifying them easy for beginners and amateur naturalists alike. Concise descriptions include information on appearance, habitat and distribution and advice on whether or not the species is edible. Beautiful colour illustrations of all 150 species are included. A detailed introduction includes colour photographs and information on classes of fungi, poisonous fungi and how to go about identifying species.




Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe


Book Description

This pocket-sized guide covers over 400 of the commonest species of mushroom and toadstool found in Britain and Europe. Each species is illustrated with a photograph and described in detail in the text, which includes information on colour, shape, smell, taste, time of year the mushroom is seen, and similar species. The guide is not arranged in complicated taxonomic order, but by shape for easy identification. This means that even the absolute beginner can identify mushrooms using this guide. Other features include additional helpful mushroom information at the back and a durable plastic cover.







Mushrooms and Toadstools


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The definitive field guide to mushrooms, toadstools, and other fungiMushrooms & Toadstoolscontains all the information you need to identify, forage for or avoid fungi from all around the world. Based on the best-selling The Mushroom Book (9780751302585), this completely revised and updated edition is the perfect fungi book for mushroom lovers everywhere. Inside you'll find an explanation of the unique features of mushrooms and fungi, scale illustrations and clear, annotated photographs of typical examples of over 450 species of mushrooms. Key information on habitat, fruiting and range for each example and details of necessary foraging equipment make this book an authoritative field guide. Also included are easy-to use visual ID guides and icons indicating which types of mushrooms are poisonous and which are edible. The ultimate companion for fungi enthusiasts, Mushrooms & Toadstools, thoroughly updated to include the latest discoveries and reclassifications in the mushroom world, is ideal for amateurs and experts alike.







Mushrooms and Toadstools


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