Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic : : Revised and Expanded Edition / / Bill Russell.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• VerfasserIn: Russell, Bill,
• Place / Publishing House: University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Keystone Books
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (284 p.) :; 125 color/5 b&w illustrations/1 map

This revised and expanded edition of mushroom expert Bill Russell’s popular Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic provides both novice and experienced mushroom foragers with detailed, easy-to-use information about more than one hundred species of these fungi, including twenty-five varieties not found in the previous guide.From the Morel to the Chanterelle to the aptly named Chicken of the Woods, mushrooms of the mid-Atlantic region can be harvested and enjoyed, if you know where to look. Each entry in this field guide contains a detailed description, current scientific classification, key updates and information from recent studies, and high-quality color photographs to aid in identification. Thoughtfully organized by season, the guide shows you how to locate and identify the most common mushrooms in the region and recognize look-alikes—and explains what to do with edible mushrooms once you’ve found them.Featuring over one hundred full-color illustrations and distilling Russell’s fifty years of experience in hunting, studying, and teaching about wild mushrooms, Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic is an indispensable reference for curious hikers, amateur biologists, adventurous chefs, and mycophiles of all stripes.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- WARNING -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Mushroom Basics -- One Hundred Twenty-Five Mushrooms -- Edible and Non-Edible Mushrooms -- Mushrooms in the Kitchen -- Appendix: Gill/Pore and Spore Print Guide -- References -- Index