Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast

Author: Noah Siegel
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 1607748185
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 610

Book Description
A comprehensive and user-friendly field guide for identifying the many mushrooms of the northern California coast, from Monterey County to the Oregon border. Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast will help beginning and experienced mushroom hunters alike to find and identify mushrooms, from common to rare, delicious to deadly, and interesting to beautiful. This user-friendly reference covers coastal California from Monterey County to the Oregon border with full treatments of more than 750 species, and references to hundreds more. With tips on mushroom collecting, descriptions of specific habitats and biozones, updated taxonomy, and outstanding photography, this guide is far and away the most modern and comprehensive treatment of mushrooms in the region. Each species profile pairs a photograph with an in-depth description, as well as notes on ecology, edibility, toxicity, and look-alike species. Written by mushroom identification experts and supported by extensive field work, Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast is an indispensable guide for anyone curious about fungi.

Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast

Author: Noah Siegel
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
ISBN: 1607748185
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 610

Katya's Book of Mushrooms

Author: Katya Arnold
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 162779915X
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 133

Book Description
Mushrooms are exciting to find, beautiful to look at, fascinating to identify, and delicious to eat. When you know what to look for, a mushroom hunt is as safe and enjoyable as a treasure hunt. Katya Arnold ranges through the world to find hundreds of varieties of mushrooms, as well as fascinating anecdotes and fun facts that make these wonders of nature exciting and immediate. A walk in the woods will never be the same!

Fungi of the UCSC Redwoods

Author: Christian Schwarz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781546483434
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
From Christian Schwarz, co-author of Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast (Ten Speed Press, 2016), comes Fungi of the UCSC Redwoods. This pocket guide includes full color photographs of 127 mushroom taxa, complete with detailed notes on identification, ecology, habitat, spore color, and status on the University of California-Santa Cruz's Upper Campus. San Francisco artist Althea James's whimsical illustrations enliven the pages of this excellent introduction to mushrooms of the central California redwood forest.

Poisonous Plants of California

Author: Thomas C. Fuller
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520055698
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 468

Book Description
00 This highly informative volume describes California's native, naturalized, and cultivated plant species which can be poisonous and describes how to recognize them, where they are found, and what symptoms they produce. This highly informative volume describes California's native, naturalized, and cultivated plant species which can be poisonous and describes how to recognize them, where they are found, and what symptoms they produce.

Foraging Mushrooms Oregon

Author: Jim Meuninck
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493026704
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Detailed descriptions of edible mushrooms; tips on finding, preparing, and using mushrooms; a glossary of botanical terms; color photos. Use Foraging Mushrooms as a field guide or as a delightful armchair read. No matter what you’re looking for, be it the curative Heal-All or a snack, this guide will enhance your next backpacking trip or easy stroll around the garden, and may just provide some new favorites for your dinner table.

Mushrooms of British Columbia

Author: Andy MacKinnon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780772679550
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 504

Book Description
A unique field guide brimming with detailed descriptions, vibrant photos, and fascinating facts about British Columbia?s most common?and most distinctive?mushroom species.

Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest, Revised Edition

Author: Steve Trudell
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1643261703
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 776

Book Description
Ideal for hikers, foragers, and naturalists, the Timber Press Field Guides are the perfect tools for loving where you live. Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest is a comprehensive field guide to the most conspicuous, distinctive, and ecologically important mushrooms found in the region. With helpful identification keys and photographs and a clear, color-coded layout, Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest is ideal for hikers, foragers, and natural history buffs and is the perfect tool for loving where you live. Covers Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia Describes and illustrates 493 species 530 photographs, with additional keys and diagrams Clear color-coded layout

Mushrooms of Hawai'i

Author: Don E. Hemmes
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 555

Book Description
Hawai‘i is known for its verdant mountains and colorful ocean ecosystems, but few realize the depth and range of the islands’ mushroom diversity. In fact, Hawai‘i is home to over 230 species of mushrooms that are prized by foragers from around the world. In Mushrooms of Hawai‘i, Don Hemmes and Dennis Desjardin present a beautiful and comprehensive guide to the treasure trove of mycological life in the Aloha State. Inside you’ll find information on Mushroom identification; Culinary and medicinal uses of Hawaiian mushrooms; Where to find the best mushroom-hunting spots; The seasonality of Hawaiian mushrooms; And everything else you might need to make your foraging adventure a success. Mushrooms of Hawai‘i also includes beautiful illustrations to help you identify familiar treasures like morels, well-known dangers like Amanita muscaria, and exciting species unique to the islands. Whether you’re hunting Copelandia cyanescens (“magic” mushrooms) in the pasture grasses high in the mountains of Maui, or foraging for Laetiporus (chicken of the woods), an edible mushroom sought after by foodies for its uniquely delicious taste, this book is the must-have guide for fungophiles.

Fire in California's Ecosystems

Author: Neil G. Sugihara
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520246055
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 613

Book Description
Focusing on California and issues specific to fire ecology and management in the state's bioregions, this work provides scientific information for use in land restoration and other management decisions made in the field. It introduces the basics of fire ecology, and includes an overview of fire, vegetation and climate in California; and more.