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North American Mushrooms : A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi

North American Mushrooms : A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi Paperback - 2006

by Miller, Orson K., Jr.; Orson K. Miller; Hope H. Miller

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A field guide to more than 600 edible and inedible mushrooms that can be found across the United States and Canada, this volume is filled with full-color photographs, detailed identification information, and illustrated keys and glossaries to assist with identification.

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  • Title North American Mushrooms : A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi
  • Author Miller, Orson K., Jr.; Orson K. Miller; Hope H. Miller
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 592
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Globe Pequot Press, The, Helena, Montana, U.S.A.
  • Date 2006
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0762731095I3N00
  • ISBN 9780762731091 / 0762731095
  • Weight 2.45 lbs (1.11 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.04 x 6.06 x 1.07 in (22.96 x 15.39 x 2.72 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Mushrooms - Canada, Mushrooms - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005055501
  • Dewey Decimal Code 579.6

From the publisher

North American Mushrooms is a field guide to more than 600 edible and inedible mushrooms that can be found across the United States and Canada. Filled with full color photographs, detailed identification information, and illustrated keys and glossaries to assist with identification, this book also features mushroom lore and helpful information on gathering and using wild mushrooms.

From the rear cover

With more than 600 brilliant color photographs, detailed line drawings, informative and illuminating descriptions, and critical identification keys, NORTH AMERICAN MUSHROOMS is the definitive guide to the fungi of the United States and Canada. This comprehensive book for expert and amateur alike offers tips on how, where, and when to collect wild mushrooms; suggestions for culinary uses; a section on mushroom toxins; and pictorial keys and glossaries to aid the user in precise identification. This is a must-have reference book for anyone interested in wild mushrooms, their uses, and their habitats.Dr. Orson K. Miller, Jr. is one of the preeminent mycologists in the United States. His wife and research partner, Hope H. Miller is the author of a wild mushroom cookbook.

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Citations

  • American Reference Bks Annual, 01/01/2007, Page 573
  • Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr, 01/01/2007, Page 289
  • Scitech Book News, 09/01/2006, Page 58

About the author

Dr. Orson K. Miller Jr. is one of the premier mycologists in the United States. His career has included work with the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, many books and articles on mushrooms, and national television and radio appearances as a mushroom expert. He taught biology and mycology at Virginia Tech for many years.

Hope Miller is a mushroom expert in her own right and is the author of cookbooks featuring the bounty of North American mushrooms.

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