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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
Contributor(s): National Audubon Society (Author)

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ISBN: 0394519922     ISBN-13: 9780394519920
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: December 1981
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Annotation: With more than 700 mushrooms detailed with color photographs and descriptive text, this is the most comprehensive photographic field guide to the mushrooms of North America. The 762 full-color identification photographs show the mushrooms as they appear in natural habitats. Organized visually, the book groups all mushrooms by color and shape to make identification simple and accurate in the field, while the text account for each species includes a detailed physical description, information on edibility, season, habitat, range, look-alikes, alternative names, and facts on edible and poisonous species, uses, and folklore. A supplementary section on cooking and eating wild mushrooms, and illustrations identifying the parts of a mushroom, round out this essential guide.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Plants - Mushrooms
- Nature | Reference
Dewey: 508.78
LCCN: 81080827
Age Level: 12-17
Grade Level: 7-12
Series: National Audubon Society Field Guides (Hardcover)
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 4.24" W x 7.6" L (1.32 lbs) 928 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Secular
- Cultural Region - Mountains
- Cultural Region - Western U.S.
Features: Dust Cover, Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
The most comprehensive field guide available to North American mushrooms--a must-have for any enthusiast's day pack or home library--from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers.

Featuring a durable vinyl binding and over 700 full-color identification photographs organized visually by color and shape, the National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms is the perfect companion for any mushroom hunting expedition. Each species is accompanied by a detailed physical description, information on edibility, season, habitat, range, look-alikes, alternative names, and facts on edible and poisonous species, uses, and folklore. A supplementary section on cooking and eating wild mushrooms, and illustrations identifying the parts of a mushroom, round out this essential guide.

 
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