Mushrooms Demystified
Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora, published by Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed in October 1986, is a comprehensive guide to mushroom hunting, featuring detailed information on over 2,000 species. This edition spans 1,056 pages and is presented in English, making it accessible for both novice and experienced foragers. Arora’s engaging style and straightforward terminology make the complexities of mycology approachable, providing readers with a wealth of knowledge about wild mushrooms.
In this book, readers will find a variety of resources, including descriptions, photographs, and identification keys for mushrooms, as well as a beginner’s checklist of the 70 most distinctive and common varieties. The content also covers essential topics such as mushroom classification, habitats, culinary uses, and safety regarding mushroom toxins. With its focus on science and nature, Mushrooms Demystified serves as an indispensable companion for anyone interested in the fascinating world of fungi.
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A delightful, informative, and indispensable companion to mushroom hunting, featuring information on more than 2,000 species of mushrooms, from a renowned naturalist and mycologist
Nothing is more elusive and mysterious than the wild mushroom. In Mushrooms Demystified, mushroom authority David Arora celebrates the gathering and study of wild mushrooms with engaging style, wit, and simple terminology. With descriptions, photographs, and keys to over 2,000 species of mushrooms, as well as a beginner’s checklist of the 70 most distinctive and common mushrooms, this is the definitive guide to foraging fungi. Mushrooms Demystified also includes detailed chapters on terminology, classification, habitats, mushroom cookery, mushroom toxins, the meanings of scientific mushroom names, and more!
Beginners and experienced mushroom hunters alike will enjoy this authoritative field guide and reference book.
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