Mushrooms of the redwood coast : a comprehensive field guide to the fungi of coastal northern California

A comprehensive and user-friendly field guide for identifying the many mushrooms of the northern California coast, from Monterey County to the Oregon border. Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast will help beginning and experienced mushroom hunters alike to find and identify mushrooms, from common to rare, delicious to deadly, and interesting to beautiful. This user-friendly reference covers coastal California from Monterey County to the Oregon border with full treatments of more than 750 species, and references to hundreds more. With tips on mushroom collecting, descriptions of specific habitats and biozones, updated taxonomy, and outstanding photography, this guide is far and away the most modern and comprehensive treatment of mushrooms in the region. Each species profile pairs a photograph with an in-depth description, as well as notes on ecology, edibility, toxicity, and look-alike species. Written by mushroom identification experts and supported by extensive field work, Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast is an indispensable guide for anyone curious about fungi. From the Trade Paperback edition. This Exhaustive Reference Helps Readers Learn To Find And Identify 750 Species Of Mushrooms Common To Coastal California. Each Entry Has A Photograph, Along With Well-researched, Up-to-date Information On The Fungi's Description, Ecology, And Edibility. Written In A Clear And Concise Style, Mushrooms Of The Redwood Coast Teaches Beginning And Experienced Mushroom Hunters How To Find, Photograph, And Identify Mushrooms, From Common Species To Hard-to-find Standouts. With Tips On Mushroom Hunting, Descriptions Of Specific Biozones, And An Easy-to-use Key For Identification, This Guide Is A Much-needed Update For A Perennially Popular Category. --publisher's Description. Chanterelles And Gomphoids -- Amanita -- Lepiota And Allies -- Agaricus And Melanophyllum -- Dark-spored Mushrooms - Brown-spored Decomposers - Mycorrhizal Brown-spored Mushrooms -- Cortinarius -- Entoloma And Allies -- Pluteus And Allies -- Russula And Lactarius -- Waxy Caps -- The White-spored Multitude -- Pleurotoid Mushrooms -- Gilled Bolete Relatives -- Boletes -- Polypores And Allies -- Crust Fungi -- Tooth Fungi -- Coral And Club Fungi -- Puffballs, Earthballs, Earthstars, Stinkhorns, And Bird's Nests -- Truffles -- Jelly Fungi -- Morels, False Morels, And Elfin Saddles -- Cup Fungi. Noah Siegel And Christian Schwarz. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 576-581) And Index.