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Field guide to mushrooms of western North America [[electronic resource] /] / R. Michael Davis, Robert Sommer, John A. Menge



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Autore: Davis R. Michael Visualizza persona
Titolo: Field guide to mushrooms of western North America [[electronic resource] /] / R. Michael Davis, Robert Sommer, John A. Menge Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2012
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (473 p.)
Disciplina: 579.6
Soggetto topico: Mushrooms - California
Mushrooms - West (U.S.)
Soggetto non controllato: backyard fungi
biological sciences
california
color illustrations
dna sequencing
easy to read
ecologists
ecology
field guide
fungi
mushroom collectors
mushroom habitats
mushroom hunters
mushroom identification
mushroom species
mushroom taxonomy
mushrooms
mycologists
mycophiles
natural history
natural world
north america
photographs
reference guide
scientists
southern california
species identification
western america
western states
Altri autori: SommerRobert <1929->  
MengeJohn A  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- CLASSIFICATION AND KEYS -- SPECIES DESCRIPTIONS -- FUNGAL ARTS AND CRAFTS -- APPENDIX 1. SPORE COLORS OF SOME COMMON GILLED MUSHROOM GENERA -- APPENDIX 2. SYNONYMS, NAME CHANGES, AND MISAPPLIED NAMES -- GLOSSARY -- RESOURCES -- ADDITIONAL CAPTIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND ART CREDITS -- INDEX
Sommario/riassunto: California and the Western States are rich in abundant and diverse species of mushrooms. Amateur mushroom collectors and mycologists alike will find over 300 species of the region's most common, distinctive, and ecologically important mushrooms profiled in this comprehensive field guide. It provides the most up-to-date science on the role of fungi in the natural world, methods to identify species, and locations of mushroom habitats. With excellent color illustrations showing top and side views of mushrooms of the Western States and a user-friendly text, it is informative but still light enough to be carried into the woods. When used to identify mushrooms, keys bring the reader to individual species, with a descriptive text providing cues for identifying additional species. Mushrooms common in urban landscapes are included, which is especially useful for the casual encounter with backyard fungi. The guide also provides a table of both old and new species names, and information on edibility and look-alikes, both dangerous and benign.A section on mushroom arts and crafts features mushroom photography, painting, philately, spore prints, dyes, and cultivation. The guide also offers a comprehensive list of resources including national field guides, general mushroom books and periodicals, club and society contact information, and web sites.· Primary descriptions and illustrations of 300 species of mushrooms plus text descriptions of many more.· Latest word in mushroom taxonomy and nomenclature. Clear discussion of DNA sequencing and new classifications. · Especially good coverage of southern California and Southwestern mushrooms often neglected in other field guides.
Titolo autorizzato: Field guide to mushrooms of western North America  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-81399-7
9786613711496
0-520-95360-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910811176003321
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Serie: California natural history guides ; ; no. 106.