The Book Of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide To Six Hundred Species From Around The World

The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World

Review"How dazzling is the world of mushrooms? The fan-shaped cinnabar oysterling looks like something you would find undersea. The violet webcap is vibrant. These are among the more than 600 fungi described and illustrated in this scholarly and beautiful book." - New York Times Published On: 2011-05-17"The new Book of Fungi, by Peter Roberts and Shelley Evans, is a couple of kilograms worth of beautiful mushroom book. The lurid photographs and enticing, offhandedly witty descriptions make the reader want to go out collecting specimens right away."-Popular Science - Popular Science Published On: 2011-05-24"This book will clearly be a desired acquisition for all mushroom hunters, both amateur and experienced. . . . Highly recommended."-Choice - Choice Published On: 2011-09-01Colorful, mysterious, and often fantastically shaped, fungi have been a source of wonder and fascination since the earliest hunter-gatherers first foraged for them. Today there are few, if any, places on Earth where fungi have not found themselves a home. And these highly specialized organisms are an indispensable part of the great chain of life. They not only partner in symbiotic relationships with over ninety percent of the world