by Karl B. McKnight, Joseph R. Rohrer, Kirsten McKnight Ward, Kent H. McKnight
A new approach to identifying mushrooms based on five key features that can be observed while in the field. Toadstools, truffles, boletes and morels, witches? butter, conks, corals, puffballs and earthstars: mushrooms are both mysterious and ecologically essential. They can also be either delicious or deadly. Thousands of different species of mus...
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Consider Fungarium by Ester Gaya.
“This reads like a cabinet-of-curiosities in book form: ornate, close-up plates and richly detailed art that showcase edible mushrooms, molds, and historically notable fungi. Its useful part is visual — it makes unfamiliar forms memorable and sparks curiosity for the natural world. The main limitation is depth: explanations stay introductory rather than getting technical, and the book favors aesthetic presentation over stepwise identification or lab-style detail. Best taken in short, image-led sittings rather than as a manual.”
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