Book ID: 101015
Eyssartier, Guillaume et Pierre Roux
Le Guide des Champignons. France et Europe. 2011. 1400 col. photogr. 1120 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.- In French.
This field guide describes approximately 3000 species, more than 1400 are illustrated by photographs. Leafing through this guide, the reader will realize the incredible diversity of fungi. The authors explain in a clear and didactic way main characters of the fungi: anatomy, ecology, biology and classification are presented, and the crucial role of fungi in different ecosystems. Several pages also describe symptoms of major types of mushroom poisoning, and have the most toxic species, how to recognize them and how to avoid potential confusion with their edible look-alikes.