Mushrooms of Cascadia SCRATCH & DENT

Description

Mushrooms of Cascadia is a book for every mushroomer — from beginners to professionals alike. Everything you need to learn to recognize and identify mushrooms across the Pacific Northwest lies within these pages. Featuring comprehensive coverage of common and conspicuous species, delicious edibles and toxic look-alikes, and rarities and regional specialties, this user-friendly reference covers the whole spectrum of macrofungal diversity in the American northwest. With fully-illustrated treatments of over 750 species and references to hundreds more, tips on mushroom collecting, descriptions of habitats and bioregions, and up-to-date taxonomy, this book represents the state of the art. Each species profile features stunning photography combined with an in-depth description, as well as notes on ecology, edibility, toxicity, and similar species.