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The Essential Guide to Rocky Mountain Mushrooms by Habitat
Cathy Cripps
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Description for The Essential Guide to Rocky Mountain Mushrooms by Habitat
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 372 color photographs, 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1KB; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 5182 x 585. Weight in Grams: 998.
From grassland fairy circles to alpine nano-shrooms, the Rocky Mountain region invites mushroom hunters to range though a mycological nirvana. Accessible and scientifically up-to-date, The Essential Guide to Rocky Mountain Mushrooms by Habitat is the definitive reference for uncovering post-rain rarities and kitchen favorites alike. Dazzling full-color photos highlight the beauty of hundreds of species. Easy-to-navigate entries offer essential descriptions and tips for identifying mushrooms, including each species' edibility, odor, taste, and rumored medicinal properties. The authors organize the mushrooms according to habitat zone. This ecology-centered approach places each species among surrounding flora and fauna and provides a trove of ... Read more
From grassland fairy circles to alpine nano-shrooms, the Rocky Mountain region invites mushroom hunters to range though a mycological nirvana. Accessible and scientifically up-to-date, The Essential Guide to Rocky Mountain Mushrooms by Habitat is the definitive reference for uncovering post-rain rarities and kitchen favorites alike. Dazzling full-color photos highlight the beauty of hundreds of species. Easy-to-navigate entries offer essential descriptions and tips for identifying mushrooms, including each species' edibility, odor, taste, and rumored medicinal properties. The authors organize the mushrooms according to habitat zone. This ecology-centered approach places each species among surrounding flora and fauna and provides a trove of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252039966
SKU
V9780252039966
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99-1
About Cathy Cripps
Cathy L. Cripps is a mycologist and associate professor in the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology at Montana State University, where she teaches and does research on fungi. She is the editor of Fungi in Forest Ecosystems: Systematics, Diversity, and Ecology. Vera Evenson is curator of the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi at the Denver Botanical Gardens. She ... Read more
Reviews for The Essential Guide to Rocky Mountain Mushrooms by Habitat
"What a wonderful, engaging book. Beautifully written, informative, and based on decades of field experience. I want this book in my library!"
David Rust, President, North American Mycological Association "A truly significant contribution to the field. The presence of mushroom species unique to this region and not covered in mushroom field guides will make this book desirable to both professional and ... Read more
David Rust, President, North American Mycological Association "A truly significant contribution to the field. The presence of mushroom species unique to this region and not covered in mushroom field guides will make this book desirable to both professional and ... Read more