BOOKS AND CALENDARS NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY FIELD GUIDE TO MUSHROOMS

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms Written by NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY  has more than 700 mushrooms detailed with color photographs and descriptive text.  The 762 full-color identification photographs show the mushrooms as they appear in natural habitats. Organized visually, the book groups all mushrooms by color and shape to make identification simple and accurate in the field, while the text account for each species includes a detailed physical description, information on edibility, season, habitat, range, look-alikes, alternative names, and facts on edible and poisonous species, uses, and folklore.

A supplementary section on cooking and eating wild mushrooms, and illustrations identifying the parts of a mushroom, round out this essential guide.

• Groups all mushrooms by color and shape
• Simple id and accurate in the field
• Detailed physical description
• Information on edibility, season, habitat, range, look-alikes