Book ID: 115812
Schwarz, Christian and Noah Siegel
Mushrooms of Cascadia. Comprehensive Guide to Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. 2024. illus. (col.). 576 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
Mushrooms of Cascadia helps beginning and experienced mushroom hunters alike find and identify mushrooms across the Pacific Northwest. Common and conspicuous species, delicious edibles, toxic and deadly species, and distinctive rarities are all covered in this user-friendly reference, which covers the diversity found west of the Pacific Slope from Northern California to British Columbia. With full treatments of more than 750 species, and references to hundreds more, tips on mushroom collecting, descriptions of specific habitats and bio-zones, updated taxonomy, and stunning photography, this book is the most modern and comprehensive guide to mushrooms to the region.
Each species profile pairs a photograph with an in-depth description, as well as notes on ecology, edibility, toxicity, and look-alike species.