Mushrooms of North Americain Color: A Field Guide Companion. This volume is the first guide to identify mushroom species not commonly classified or illustrated elsewhere in current literature. This book, which will serve as a companion to other popular field guides, shows how to distinguish lesser-known mushrooms from other common fungi. Found in a variety of habitats in North America, each species has an accurate and up-to-date description, a color illustration, and detailed information on its distinctive species characteristics. This book is written for the amateur and professional mycologist alike, Anyone, however, who is interested in collecting mushrooms will find it a valuable contribution to the field. From the preface, "Of the more than 5,000 species of mushrooms estimated to occur in North America, only about 2,000 have ever been illustrated using color photographs. The objective of this work is to provide for each species an accurate description, a color illustration of high quality, and information on the distinctive characteristics which make it unique." This book truly accomplishes its goals. It is full of clear, detailed, high-quality photographs, along with very well-detailed descriptions of all parts of the mushroom. The reader will find descriptions of the cap, gills, stalk, flesh, pore surface, technical features, spore print, fruiting, edibility, observations, and notes. Very thorough! 172 pages, soft cover, with 8 pages of glossary. 8 +" x 5 +". To Order By Phone Call Toll Free: 866-596-9982