Mushrooms (Eyewitness Handbooks) (Flexible Binding) - Softcover

Thomas Læssøe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789433354 ISBN 13: 9780789433350

Publisher: DK ADULT, 1998

Synopsis

The visual guide to more than 500 species of mushroom from around the world. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Cap & Stem Fungi with Decurrent Gills; Cap & Stem Fungi with Adnexed to Adnate Gills; Cap & Stem Fungi with Free Gills; Cap Fungi with Stem Off-Center or Absent; Cap & Stem Fungi with Pores; Honeycomb-, Brain-, or Saddle-Like Cap; Bracket or Skinlike-Fungi with Spines; Club-Shaped Fungi; Antler - to Coral-Like Fungi; Rounded Fungi; Pear- to Pestle-Shaped Fungi; Cup-toDisk-Shaped Fungi; Trumpet -Shaped Fungi; Star-Shaped & Cage-Like Fungi; Ear- or Brainlike, Gelatinous Fungi; Spore Chart

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Authoritative text, crystal-clear photography, and a readily accessible structure make this an indispensable pocket guide to mushrooms of the world. Packed with over 2,300 full-color photographs and illustrations of more than 500 mushrooms, the Eyewitness Handbook of Mushrooms is designed to act as a concise guide to identification, enabling you to recognize each species quickly and easily. Photo-encyclopedic approach Written and researched by mycology experts,each entry combines a precise description with annotated photographs to highlight the mushroom's chief characteristics and distinguishing features. Meticulously drawn artworks depict each species in its natural environment, while color-coded bands provide at-a-glance facts, such as fruiting season, size, edibility, and spore deposit color, for quick reference. Identification made easy by organizing all the mushrooms by shape, with major categories further subdivided by characteristics such as gill arrangement or flesh type.

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From the Back Cover:

The clearest and sharpest recognition guides to the natural world, Eyewitness Handbooks make identification of individual species of animals, plants, minerals, and other phenomena sure, simple, and straightforward. Contained within each volume are superb annotated photographs or artworks accompanied by concise,informative descriptions of a wide range of species, breeds, or objects. Easy to use and beautiful to look at, Eyewitness Handbooks build into the definitive natural history library, essential to enthusiasts of all ages.

About this edition

• Publisher: DK ADULT
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0789433354
• ISBN 13: 9780789433350
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304