Mushrooms of Cape Cod and the National Seashore

Name: Mushrooms of Cape Cod and the National Seashore
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ISBN: 9780815606871

ISBN-10: 0815606877

ISBN-13: 9780815606871

Edition: 2001

Authors: Arleen Bessette, Alan Bessette, William J. Neill

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Publication date: 6/1/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 188
Size: 5.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English

Neill has served as president of the Boston Mycological Club and has taught mushroom and tree identification.

Sponsors	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 3
Some Cape Cod History	p. 3
Habitats on Cape Cod	p. 5
Mycorrhizal Relationships	p. 8
Mycological Basics: Learning About Mushrooms	p. 9
Fungal Anatomy: Parts of a Mushroom	p. 10
Tools and Tips for Collecting: Clothing and Equipment	p. 11
When to Collect Mushrooms	p. 11
Where to Collect Mushrooms	p. 12
How to Collect Mushrooms	p. 13
Spore Prints: The Essential Hidden Feature	p. 13
How to Use the Color Key to the Major Groups of Mushrooms	p. 15
Color Key to the Major Groups of Mushrooms	p. 17
Notes on the Descriptions of Illustrated Species	p. 27
The Major Groups of Mushrooms: Descriptions and Illustrations
Bird's-nest Fungi	p. 31
Boletes	p. 31
Carbon Fungi	p. 46
Chanterelles and Allies	p. 47
Coral Fungi	p. 48
Cup and Saucer Fungi	p. 49
Cushion Fungi	p. 51
Earth Clubs	p. 51
Fiber Fans and Vases	p. 52
Gilled Mushrooms	p. 52
Morels, False Morels, and Allies	p. 90
Polypores	p. 92
Puffballs, Earthballs, Earthstars, and Allies	p. 98
Rusts and Smuts	p. 102
Stinkhorns	p. 103
Tooth Fungi	p. 104
Glossary	p. 157
References	p. 165
Index to Common Names	p. 167
Index to Scientific Names	p. 171
Table: Timetable of Climates and Forest Types	p. 4
Map: Cape Cod and the National Seashore	p. 2
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