Mushrooms: An Illustrated Field Guide

A beautifully illustrated pocket-size hardcover guide to the mushrooms of North America-a must-have for any mushroom enthusiast’s backpack or home library.

Mushrooms: An Illustrated Field Guide is a compact, beautifully illustrated field guide to 50 North America’s most popular mushrooms. Inside this elegant hardcover, you’ll find profiles on individual species, each showcasing a full-page illustration, plus a definition of fungi, information on where to find mushrooms and how-and when-to collect them, and, last but not least, notes on how to avoid mushroom poisoning. Discover the wonderful world of North American mushrooms, including:

• Chanterelles (Cantharellus)

• Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)

• Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondose)

• Morels (Morchellaceae)

• Puffballs (Calvatia)

• Stinkhorn Mushrooms (Phallaceae)

And many, many more! Visually stunning, Mushrooms: An Illustrated Field Guide is an engrossing overview of North America’s remarkable and diverse mushrooms. You’ll find opportunities for discovery on every page.