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Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America

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ISBN-10: 0520271084

ISBN-13: 9780520271081

Edition: 2012

Authors: Mike Davis, Robert Sommer, John Menge

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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…    
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Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 9/4/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 472
Size: 4.50" wide x 7.25" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

John C. Norcross, PhD, is Professor and former Chair of Psychology at the University of Scranton. John W. Santrock, PhD, is Professor and former Chair of Psychology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Linda F. Campbell, PhD, is Associate Professor and director of the training clinic in the Department of Counseling and Human Development at the University of Georgia. Thomas P. Smith, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist in the Counseling Center at the University of Scranton. Robert Sommer, PhD, is Professor and former Chair of Psychology at the University of California, Davis. Edward L. Zuckerman, PhD, a clinical psychologist, teacher, and author, is Editor of the Clinician's Toolbox series.

Preface
Introduction
What is a Mushroom?
Fungal Ecology
Collecting Mushrooms
Classification
Quick identification guide to major groups
General Keys
Species Descriptions
Fungal Arts and Crafts
Mushroom Cultivation
Toxins
Resources
Table of spore colors and genera
Synonyms, name changes, and misapplied names
Glossary
Acknowledgments and Contributors of photographs