The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
by National Audubon Society
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With more than 700 mushrooms detailed with color photographs and descriptive text, this is the most comprehensive photographic field guide to the mushrooms of North America. The 762 fullcolor identification photographs show the mushrooms as they appear in natural habitats. Organized visually, the book groups all mushrooms by color and shape to mak...
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“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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