Mushrooms of the Northeast: A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms

Learn more about wild mushrooms! Hundreds of full-color photos with easy-to-understand text make this a great visual guide to learning about more than 400 species of common wild mushrooms found in the Northeast. The species (from Morel Mushrooms to Shelf Mushrooms) are organized by shape, then by color, so you can identify them by their visual characteristics. Plus, with the Top Edibles and Top Toxics sections, you'll begin to learn which are the edible wild mushrooms. The information in the book, written by Teresa Marrone and Walt Sturgeon, is accessible to beginners but useful for even experienced mushroom seekers   Table of Contents: Introduction About This Book What Is a Mushroom? How to Look at Mushrooms Eating Mushrooms Digging Deeper into Mycology How to Use This Book Basic Categories Top Edibles Top Toxics Mushrooms Grouped by Type Cap & Stem with Gills Cap & Stem with Pores Atypical Caps Shelf with Pores Shelf with Gills Shelf/Oth