MACROFUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH OAKS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (586 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 193320236X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 468 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
L. Rap said Mushrooms Love Oaks. As an avid amateur mushroom hunter, I have a lot of books on fungi. When I got this as a re-gifted gift from a naturalist more interested in the trees than the mushrooms, it was a very pleasant surprise. The heart of any fungophile/fungivore beats faster when they spot. Red and White Oaks and the fungi we love Patterson P. Patrick A very good book with clear photographs. Though the title refers to Oaks as the host there are other tree species covered. The authors have done a wonderful job of investigation and study on this manual. Your library and knowledge base will be lacking without this one.. Merle J. Hickey said A good second book for the mushroom hunter. The pictures in this book are excellant and the text that follows in easy to understand for the lay person.
"All mycologists and mycophiles east of the Rocky Mountains will find this book a tremendous asset when hitting the woods!" John Plischke, Fungi Magazine
More than 200 species of macrofungi are described and illustrated via vibrantly colored photographs. Information is given on edibility, medicinal properties, and other novel uses as well. The macrofungi covered in this volume include many of the more common examples of the three groups—mycorrhizal fungi, decomposers, and pathogens—that are ecologically important to the forest ecosystems in which oaks occur. Macrofungi Associated with Oaks of Eastern North America, which was written as a companion to Field Guide to Oak Species of Eastern North America, represents the first major publication devoted exclusively to the macrofungi that occur in associ