Bibliograph

Mushrooms of the Southeast, Todd F. Elliott and Steven L. Stephenson

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Mushrooms of the Southeast, Todd F. Elliott and Steven L. Stephenson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mushrooms of the Southeast

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1007495294

Responsibility statement

Todd F. Elliott and Steven L. Stephenson

Series statement

Timber Press field guide

Summary

"Mushrooms of the Southeast is a compact, beautifully illustrated guide packed with descriptions and photographs of more than 400 of the region's most important mushrooms. The geographic range covered by the book includes northern Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. In addition to profiles on individual species, the book also includes a general discussion and definition of fungi, information on where to find mushrooms and collection guidelines, an overview of fungus ecology, and information on mushroom poisoning and how to avoid it"--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Introduction. Overview of the region ; Southeastern fungi and their role in the environment ; Mushrooms as medicine, food, and nutrition ; Mushroom toxins ; Morphology of mushrooms ; What's in a mushroom name? ; Collecting and studying mushrooms -- The mushrooms -- Ascomycetes. Entomopathogenic fungi ; Morels and relatives ; Cup fungi ; Club fungi ; Plant pathogens ; Truffles ; Mycoparasites ; Wood mounds -- Basidiomycetes. Gilled mushrooms ; Boletes and relatives ; Coral fungi and relatives ; Polypores and relatives ; Crust fungi, rusts, and smuts ; Puffballs, false truffles, earthstars, stinkhorns, and Bird's Nest fungi ; Jelly fungi ; Tooth fungi -- Slime molds (Myxomycetes) -- Glossary -- Recommended reading -- Photo and illustration credits -- Index

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