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1 online resource : color illustrations |
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Cover; Half-title; Copyright; Title; Contents; From Pounds to Pints to Penny Buns (Boletus Edulis); An Introduction; Mushrooms in History; The Different Parts of a Mushroom; Collecting Mushrooms; When and Where to Hunt Mushrooms; Mushroom Forays; How to Use This Book; Edible Species; Agaricus arvensis: Horse Mushroom; Agaricus augustus: The Prince; Agaricus campestris: Field Mushroom; Agaricus silvicola: Wood Mushroom; Agaricus urinascens (A. macrosporus); Aleuria aurantia: Orange Peel Fungus; Amanita caesarea: Caesar's Mushroom; Amanita fulva: Tawny Grisette; Amanita rubescens: The Blusher |
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Armillaria mellea: Honey FungusAuricularia auricula-Judea: Jew's Ear; Boletus aereus; Boletus appendiculatus; Boletus chrysenteron: Red Cracked Boletus; Boletus badius: Bay Boletus; Boletus edulis: Cep or Penny Bun; Boletus pruinatus; Bovista plumbea: Puff-ball Var; Calocybe gambosa: St George's Mushroom; Calvatia gigantea (Langermannia gigantea): Giant Puff-ball; Cantharellus cibarius: Chanterelle; Cantharellus infundibuliformis: Winter Chanterelle or Yellow Leg; Chalciporus piperatus: Peppery Boletus; Clitocybe odora: Aniseed Toadstool; Clitopilus prunulus: The Miller |
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Coprinus comatus: Shaggy Ink CapCraterellus cornucopioides: Horn of Plenty; Fistulina hepatica: Beefsteak Mushroom; Flammulina velutipes: Velvet Shank; Grifola frondosa: Hen of the Woods; Hydnum repandum: Hedgehog Fungus; Handkea excipuliformis: Var. Puff-ball; Hygrocybe coccinea: Scarlet Hood; Hygrocybe pratensis: Meadow Wax Cap; Laccaria amethystina: Amethyst Deceiver; Laccaria laccata: The Deceiver; Lactarius deterrimus: Var. Saffron Milk Cap; Lactarius deliciosus: Saffron Milk Cap; Laetiporus sulphureus: Chicken of the Woods; Leccinum quercinum: Var. Orange Birch Boletus |
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Leccinum scabrum: Brown Birch BoletusLeccinum versipelle: Orange Birch Boletus; Lepista nuda: Wood Blewit; Lepista panaeolus (Lepista luscina); Lepista saeva: Field Blewit; Lycoperdon perlatum: Var. Puff-ball; Lyophyllum decastes; Macrolepiota procera: Parasol; Macrolepiota rhacodes: Shaggy Parasol; Marasimus oreades: Fairy Ring Champignon; Meripilus giganteus: Giant Polypore; Morchella elata: Black Morel; Morchella vulgaris: Common Morel; Morchella esculenta: Var. Morel; Phallus impudicus: Stinkhorn; Pleurotus cornucopiae: Var. Oyster Mushroom; Pleurotus ostreatus: Oyster Mushroom |
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Polyporus squamosus: Dryad's SaddleRussula claroflava: Yellow Swamp Russula; Russula cyanoxantha: The Charcoal Burner; Russula ochroleuca: Common Yellow Russula; Russula virescens; Suillus bovinus; Suillus granulatus; Suillus grevillei: Larch Boletus; Suillus luteus: Slippery Jack; Suillus variegatus; Sparassis crispa: Cauliflower Fungus; Truffle Species; Tuber magnatum: Alba or White Truffle; Tuber melanosporum: Black Winter or Perigord Truffle; Tuber aestivum: Summer Truffle; Poisonous Species; Agaricus semotus; Agaricus xanthoderma: Yellow Stainer |
| Summary |
Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of Britain and Europe is an invaluable source of information and advice on when and where to look for edible fungi throughout Europe. It features over 65 of the very best edible mushroom species and 30 poisonous confusion species for extra safety. A clear summary for each species provides information on edibility, habitat, season, size and key identification features. The book is fully illustrated with over 200 superb species photographs, shot in situ using natural light and highlighting unique characteristics. Useful and practical advice is given on the sto |
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Originally published in 2006 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Vendor-supplied metadata |
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Edible mushrooms -- Europe -- Identification
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Edible mushrooms -- Great Britain -- Identification
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Wildlife: general interest.
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Trees, wildflowers & plants.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Microbiology.
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Edible mushrooms
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Europe
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Field guides
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781472920850 |
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1472920856 |
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9781472920843 |
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1472920848 |
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