Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest: Timber Press Field Guide
Hold on to your hats, mushroom lovers!
Chuckanut Reader
The Pacific Northwest is one of the best places to find mushrooms — they are both abundant and spectacularly diverse. Yet until now, there has been no mushroom guide that focuses on the region. This compact, beautifully illustrated guide presents descriptions and photographs of 460 of the region's most conspicuous, distinctive, and ecologically important mushrooms.
The geographic range covered by the book includes Oregon, Washington, southern British Columbia, Idaho, and westernmost Montana, with an emphasis on the heart of mushroom country: the low- to mid-elevation forest habitats of western Oregon and Washington. In addition to profiles on individual species, Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest also includes a general discussion and definition of fungi; information on where to find mushrooms and guidelines on collecting them; an overview of fungus ecology; and a discussion on mushroom poisoning and how to avoid it.
- Format: Flexibind
- Pages: 352 pp.
- Book dimensions: 5¾ x 8¼ in. (145 x 210 mm.)
- Images: 530 color photos, 22 line drawings
- ISBN-10: 0881929352
- ISBN-13: 9780881929355
Media reviews
"Authoritative, thoughtfully organized, and filled with excellent photos."
—SciTech Book News
"Hold on to your hats, mushroom lovers! This beautifully illustrated guide presents descriptions and photographs of 460 of the region's most conspicuous, distinctive, and ecologically important mushrooms."
—Chuckanut Reader
About the authors
Steve Trudell
Steve Trudell is affiliate professor in the College of Forest Resources and lecturer in the Biology Department at the University of Washington. He has been photographing mushrooms and studying their ecology for over 30 years.
Joe Ammirati
Joe Ammirati is professor of biology and teaches mycology and botany at the University of Washington. His research focuses on the classification and evolutionary relationships in the genus Cortinarius.
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