California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide

Description

Winner of the CBHL Award of Excellence California is one of the most ecologically rich and diverse regions of North America, and home to hundreds of species of mushrooms. In California Mushrooms, mycologist experts Dennis Desjardin, Michael Wood, and Fred Stevens provide over 1100 species profiles, including comprehensive descriptions and spectacular photographs. Each profile includes information on macro- and micromorphology, habitat, edibility, and comparisons with closely related species and potential look-alikes. Although the focus of the book is on mushrooms of California, over 90% of the species treated occur elsewhere, making the book useful throughout western North America. This complete reference covers everything necessary for the mushroom hunter to accurately identify over 650 species. Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 6 Dedication and Acknowledgments......Page 7 Introduction......Page 10 How to Identify Mushrooms......Page 23 How to Use the Book......Page 27 The Mushrooms......Page 28 Light-Spored Gilled Mushrooms......Page 31 Pink-Spored Gilled Mushrooms......Page 208 Dull Brown, Tobacco-Brown, and Olive Brown-Spored Gilled Mushrooms......Page 222 Yellowish Brown, Rusty Brown, and Reddish Brown-Spored Gilled Mushtooms......Page 239 Dark-Spored Gilled Mushrooms......Page 287 Boletes......Page 343 Polypores......Page 378 Spine Fungi......Page 399 Thelephoroid and Stereoid Fungi......Page 412 Club and Coral Fungi......Page 418 Gasteromycetes-Puffballs, Earthstars, Stinkhorns, and Bird's Nest Fungi......Page 441 Crust Fungi......Page 470 Jelly Fungi......Page 479 Morels, False Morels, and Elfin Saddles......Page 487 Cup Fungi......Page 500 Hypogeous Fungi-Truffles and Fulse Truffles......Page 525 Glossary......Page 540 Plant Names......Page 545 Literature Cited......Page 546 Photo Credits......Page 548 Index......Page 550 About the Authors......Page 561