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Mushrooms (Collins GEM) (Paperback)

by Patrick Harding (Author), Alan Outen (Photographer)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Collins; New edition edition (6 Sep 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007183070
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007183074
  • Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,112 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #2 in  Books > Science & Nature > Biological Sciences > Botany & Plant Sciences > Mushrooms & Fungi
    #3 in  Books > Science & Nature > Biological Sciences > Reference
    #4 in  Books > Scientific, Technical & Medical > Biology > Plant Sciences

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This handy, practical guide offers a quick way for beginners to identify mushrooms and toadstools Collins Gem Mushrooms describes almost 240 species of mushrooms and toadstools to be commonly found in Britain. Portable and clear, it is the ideal guide for those out foraging for fungi! Each mushroom or toadstool entry includes: * A photograph, illustration and clear description of its appearance * Details of size, habitat and when it can be found * Whether it is edible or poisonous * The names of similar species with which the mushrooms or toadstools could be confused, and details of the differences between them.

About the Author
As a lecturer at Sheffield University and elsewhere, Patrick Harding lead courses on subjects ranging from identification of fungi, flowers and trees, to plants in medicine, the plant hunters and nature photography. His previous books include How to Identify Edible Mushrooms, How to Identify Trees and Wild Flowers of the Peak District.

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars a good pocket-sized guide, well illustrated, 28 Nov 2002
By DL (Gower, Wales) - See all my reviews
This little guide identifies a wide selection of funghi by reference to excellent photographs - much better than many of the artists' representations in some of the larger, dearer and more scholarly books.
There are short,sharp details about habitat, season and something of each specimen's histology. The book errs on the side of caution when dealing with edibility - so this is a book which could be given to a keen young explorer without too much risk of poisoning!
We keep a copy in the foraging basket, and refer to the more heavyweight volumes when we get home. It has much to recommend it.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A very compact source of good information, 9 Aug 2007
By Gary Nicklin (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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I went on a fungas foray with the author of this book last year and it was extremely interesting and great fun. This book, although small, is packed full of the stuff I learned and much more information that gives me the confidence to go hunting on my own. It's the perfect size to pop in your pocket or basket while out walking.

One of the great things about it is that it identifies other species that can be confused with what you might have found. This allows you to double check and should make any mushroom hunting a lot safer.
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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and Informative, 10 Aug 2007
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
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All the Collins Gem books are great for keeping in your pocket if you are out on a field trip for the day and this one is no exception. The photographs are first class and the descriptions of the individual fungi clear and concise. The book describes almost 240 different species of mushroom and toadstool (when you've read the book you will know the difference). Their habitats, size, appearance and also whether they are poisonous or not.

They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing and with fungi it could be fatal. The book goes out of its way to show which fungi are edible and which are poisonous. Personally I prefer to err on the side of caution and buy mine from the supermarket.
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