Mushrooms: An Illustrated Field Guide

A beautifully illustrated pocket-size hardcover guide to the mushrooms of North America—a must-have for any mushroom enthusiast’s backpack or home library. 

Mushrooms: An Illustrated Field Guide is a compact, beautifully illustrated field guide to 50 North America’s most popular mushrooms. Inside this elegant hardcover, you’ll find profiles on individual species, each showcasing a full-page illustration, plus a definition of fungi, information on where to find mushrooms and how—and when—to collect them, and, last but not least, notes on how to avoid mushroom poisoning. Discover the wonderful world of North American mushrooms, including: 

• Chanterelles (Cantharellus) 
• Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) 
• Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondose) 
• Morels (Morchellaceae) 
• Puffballs (Calvatia)
• Stinkhorn Mushrooms (Phallaceae)

And many, many more! Visually stunning, Mushrooms: An Illustrated Field Guide is an engrossing overview of North America’s remarkable and diverse mushrooms. You’ll find opportunities for discovery on every page.