Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States : : A Field Guide to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida / / Arleen R. Bessette, David P. Lewis, Alan E. Bessette.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• VerfasserIn: Bessette, Alan E.,; Bessette, Arleen R.,; Lewis, David P.,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (614 p.)

The weather patterns and topography of America's Gulf Coast create favorable growing conditions for thousands of species of mushrooms, but the complete region has generally gone uncharted when it comes to mycology. Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States at last delivers an in-depth, high-quality, user-friendly field guide, featuring more than 1,000 common and lesser-known species—some of which are being illustrated in color for the first time. Using easily identifiable characteristics and a color key, the authors enable anyone, whether amateur mushroom hunter or professional mycologist, to discern and learn about the numerous species of mushrooms encountered in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Wild-food enthusiasts will appreciate the information on edibility or toxicity that accompanies each description, and they will also find the book’s detailed instructions for collecting, cleaning, testing, preserving, and cooking wild mushrooms to be of great interest. Providing encyclopedic knowledge in a handy format that fits in a backpack, Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States is a must-have for any mushroom lover.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Geographic Area Covered by This Book -- Why Collect and Study Wild Mushrooms? -- Mushroom Structure and Function -- Collecting and Documenting Wild Mushrooms -- Making a Spore Print -- Notes on the Descriptions of Illustrated Species -- How to Use This Book -- Mushroom Identification Procedure -- Color Key to the Major Groups of Fungi -- Introduction -- Species Descriptions and Illustrations -- Bird’s Nest Fungi -- Boletes -- Carbon, Crust, Cushion, and Parchment Fungi -- Chanterelles and Similar Fungi -- Corals and Cauliflowers -- Cordyceps, Tolypocladium, and Similar Fungi -- Cup Fungi -- Earth Tongues and Earth Clubs -- Fiber Fans -- Gilled Mushrooms -- Hypomyces and Other Parasitic Fungi -- Jelly Fungi -- Morels, False Morels, and Similar Fungi -- Polypores -- Puffballs, Earthballs, Earthstars, and Similar Fungi -- Stinkhorns -- Tooth Fungi -- Truffles and Other Hypogeous Fungi -- Appendix A. Microscopic Examination of Fungi -- Appendix B. Chemical Reagents and Mushroom Identification -- Appendix C. Mushrooms for the Table -- Glossary -- References and Resources -- A Note on the Authors -- Photo Credits -- Index to Common Names -- Index to Scientific Names