Field Guide to Mushrooms of the Carolinas (eBook)

Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, Michael W. Hopping (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
432 Seiten
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-1-4696-3854-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Mushrooms in the wild present an enticing challenge: some are delicious, others are deadly, and still others take on almost unbelievable forms. This field guide introduces 650 mushrooms found in the Carolinas--more than 50 of them appearing in a field guide for the first time--using clear language and color photographs to reveal their unique features. What's included: Hundreds of full color photographs of Carolina mushrooms Information on mushroom edibility and toxicity Microscopic information An overview of the Carolinas' role in the history of American mycology Perfect for those interested in learning more about mushrooms, the unusually large number of described species makes this book a must-have for experienced mushroom hunters as well as beginners. Here, at last, is the field guide for North and South Carolina mushrooms, from the mountains to the coast, presented in a single, portable volume.

Autor

Alan E. Bessette, professional mycologist and emeritus professor of biology, has published numerous papers and more than twenty books. Arleen R. Bessette, mycologist and botanical photographer, has published several papers and sixteen books. Michael W. Hopping, retired physician and author, is a principal mushroom identifier for the Asheville Mushroom Club.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.2.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Southern Gateways Guides
• Reihe/Serie: Southern Gateways Guides
• Zusatzinfo: 668 color plates, 20 drawings, bibl., index
• Verlagsort: Chapel Hill
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Reisen
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mykologie
• Schlagworte: Alan Bessette • Arleen Bessette • Blue Ridge Mountain mushrooms • collecting wild mushrooms • edible and poisonous mushrooms • edible wild mushrooms • foraging for (wild) mushrooms • fungi of the Carolinas • fungi of the Smokey Mountains • history of Carolinas mycology • identifying wild mushrooms • Medicinal mushrooms • Michael Hopping • mushroom edibility • mushroom field guide • mushroom field guide of North Carolina/South Carolina • mushroom identification • Mushrooms of the Carolinas • mushrooms used as dyes • mushroom toxicity • mycorrhizal mushrooms • North Carolina mushrooms • parasitic mushrooms • saprobic mushrooms • South Carolina mushrooms • Southeastern mushrooms • Southern Appalachian mushrooms • (wild) mushrooms of North Carolina • (wild) mushrooms of South Carolina
• ISBN-10: 1-4696-3854-1 / 1469638541
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4696-3854-6 / 9781469638546