Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest

Book

Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest / Steve Trudell & Joe Ammirati ; illustrations by Marsha Mello.

Trudell, Steve. (Author). Ammirati, Joseph F. (Added Author). Mello, Marsha. (Added Author).

Summary:

The Pacific Northwest is one of the best places to find mushrooms? they are both abundant and spectacularly diverse. Yet until now, there has been no mushroom guide that focuses on the region. This compact, beautifully illustrated guide presents descriptions and photographs of 460 of the region's most conspicuous, distinctive, and ecologically important mushrooms. The geographic range covered by the book includes Oregon, Washington, southern British Columbia, Idaho, and westernmost Montana, with an emphasis on the heart of mushroom country: the low- to mid-elevation forest habitats of western Oregon and Washington. In addition to profiles on individual species, Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest also includes a general discussion and definition of fungi; information on where to find mushrooms and guidelines on collecting them; an overview of fungus ecology; and a discussion on mushroom poisoning and how to avoid it.

Record details

ISBN: 0881929352
ISBN: 9780881929355
ISBN: 0881929352
Physical Description: 349 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, �2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Preliminaries -- What's Its Name? -- How to Identify Your Mushrooms -- Mushrooms -- Key to Major Morphologic Groups -- Light-Spored Gilled Mushrooms -- Pink-Spored Gilled Mushrooms -- Brown-Spored Gilled Mushrooms -- Dark-Spored Gilled Mushrooms -- Boletes -- Spine-Fungi -- Club-, Coral-, and Fan-like Fungi -- Polypores and Crust-Fungi -- Puffballs, Earthballs, and Earthstars -- Jelly-like Fungi -- Morels, False Morels, and Elfin Saddles -- Cup-Fungi -- Truffles and False Truffles -- Odds and Ends -- To Learn More -- Appendix 1. Types of Mushroom Poisoning -- Appendix 2. Information Often Included in Descriptions of Gilled Mushrooms.