The book of fungi
Subtitle: a life-size guide to six hundred species from around the world
By: Peter Roberts and Shelley Evans
Contributors: Evans, Shelley
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 655
ISBN-13: 9780226721170
Description: Profiles six hundred species of fungi, with information on distribution, habitat, association, abundance, growth form, spore color, and edibility; and includes full-color, actual-size photographs of each as well as location maps.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What are fungi?: Plant and insect partners; title: Wood and leaf recyclers; title: Pests and parasites; title: Food, medicine, and folklore; title: Distribution and conservation; title: Collecting and identifying fungi; title: Fungi identification key; title: The fungi: Agarics; title: Boletes; title: Brackets, crusts, and jelly fungi; title: Chanterelles, tooth fungi, clubs, and corals; title: Puffballs, stinkhorns, and earthstars.