Common Mushrooms of the Northwest: Alaska, Western Canada & the Northwestern United States

A tight and unmarked copy-" At last a great new guidebook to the common mushrooms of the Northwest! This easy-to-use handbook helps you identify many of the species found in the region. Crisp, colorful photographs by Duane Sept illustrate 130 species of mushrooms that seem to pop up all around us some edible, some poisonous, all intriguing. In addition to pointers on identifying mushrooms, there are sections on preparing and storing edible mushrooms, mushroom ecology, and the parts of a mushroom. When you take this smart, beautiful guide along on your walks in the woods, you'll feel more confident about identifying many of the mushrooms you encounter, and you'll pick up some interesting information along the way. Review: Few mushroom books concentrate on fungal information in this specific region and this book is an important contribution for those living in the area. This is a beginner's identification guide and the Introduction is a must-read for those new to the subject. A unique and helpful feature of this book is the circle icon that appears on the upper left side of each species account. It represents the spore print color an important mushroom identifier and a first step to identification. The author is an award-winning photographer and his photographs in this book are beautiful, capturing the typical shape, color, and habitat of each species --Fungifama (SVIMS Newsletter), October 2006 Common Mushrooms of the Northwest is a handy little book to take with you for the pure fun of naming these exquisite plants. Its clear and very colorful photos will help sharpen your eyes as you tramp along roadsides or through woods this fall. --Island Tides Newspaper.