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Mushroom Identification Literature
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Mushrooms Demystified |
David Arora |
A comprehensive and delightfully written book by an author whose preoccupation with fungi borders on the extreme, this field guide is perhaps the most useful on the market. More than 2000 species are covered in 959 pages, with 800 photographs. Softcover. Highly recommended. |
500 |
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Mushrooms of Southern Africa |
G. Van der Westhuizen and Albert Eiker |
This book is the combined life works of the two most renowned South African mycologists.
More than 150 mushroom species were carefully selected for inclusion in this field guide. These inclde the most common species but also many lesser known forms and some relatively recent finds. Each species is accompanied by full colour photographs of the mushroom in the field and/or in a laboratory setting to highlight distinguidhiing characteristics. Species accounts provide detailed descriptions of the different mushroom parts (including spore details) and discuss habitat, distribution and the edibility of each mushroom. Although primarily a visual guide, this book includes a descriptive key to identification to further assist the mushroom hunter. There are also features on mushroom poisoning and on collecting and preserving mushrooms.
Out of Print – Currently unavailable
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The Mushroom Picker |
Lyle N. Solland |
softcover – 204 pages |
400 |
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Mushroom Hunting |
Patrick Harding |
This practical guide to identifying, picking and cooking edible mushrooms gives you all the details you need to fully enjoy the adventure of locating and collecting wild mushrooms. From identifying and picking edible mushrooms to growing your own mushrooms, from recipes for seasonal dishes to important information on poisonous species, Need to Know: Mushroom Hunting provides all the helpful information you need to relish the exhilarating experience of collecting wild mushrooms. An introduction to what fungi is and where you can find mushrooms (as well as issues of access and trespass, bye-laws etc), it also covers all the equipment you might need and how to dry, pickle and preserve your mushrooms. Over 75 of the best edible species with warnings about poisonous lookalikes are detailed, along with advice on where you will find them and when, and recipes for seasonal dishes. Finally, the book covers growing your own mushrooms (and the kits available), the food value and medicinal uses of fungi, hallucinogenic mushrooms (and the law), and fungi in folklore. It contains all the Need to Know features, such as need to know more boxes, must knows, a glossary, and plenty of information on going further.
192 pages softcover |
300 |
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Softcover
Hardcover
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Mushrooming Without Fear: The Beginners Guide to Collecting Safe and Delicious Mushrooms |
Alexander Schwab |
Novices eager to collect tasty wild mushrooms will find this unique guide invaluable. Unlike others, it focuses only on those types that are both safe to eat and delicious. Most important, it presents the eight rules of mushroom gathering in a straightforward fashion--including Never, never take a mushroom with gills and If a mushroom smells rotten, it is rotten. Among the many mushrooms covered are the cep; the red-cracked, larch, bay, and birch boletes; hen of the woods, chanterelle, trumpet chanterelle, hedgehog fungus, common puffball, horn of plenty, and cauliflower mushroom. Each is identified with several color photographs and identification checklist, and there's also information on mushroom season, handling, storage, and cooking, complete with recipes. |
Softcover
250
Hardcover
400 |
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First field guide to mushrooms of Southern Africa |
M. Branch |
This series of natural history field guides has been developed in the hope that young people and anyone with a budding interest in natural history will take up the challenge to learn the secrets of southern Africa's fascinating fauna and flora. These little guides are an invaluable resource for the beginner, providing information at a glance through superb photographs, maps, and easy-to-read text.
56 pages softcover |
100 |
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