| Description |
711 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
National Audubon Society field guides.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Identification of Wildflowers. Names and classification / Native and non-native species / Threats to wildflowers / How to use this guide / Wildflowers biology topics / Nymphaeales / Piperales / Acorales / Alismatales / Liliales / Asparagales / Commelinales / Poales / Ranunculales / Proteales / Saxifragales / Zygophllales / Fabales / Rosales / Cucurbitales / Celastrales / Oxalidales / Malpighiales / Geraniales / Mytales / Sapindales / Malvales / Santalales / Caryophyllales / Cornales / Ericales / Gentianales / Boraginales / Solanales / Asterales / Dipsacales / Apiales / Wildflower families. -- |
| Summary |
"Updated for the first time in decades, this unparalleled reference work is the most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the mushrooms of North America, reflecting the impact of climate change and the advancements in DNA sequencing that have radically altered the classification process-from the creators of the world's most trusted field guides, a go-to source for millions of nature lovers. This volume is the result of a collaboration among leading scientists, scholars, taxonomic and field experts, photo editors, and designers. An indispensable resource, it covers 668 species, with nearly 2,900 full-color photographs, revealing the astounding variety of forms, colors, and conditions in which mushrooms manifest all throughout North America. For ease of use, the book includes a glossary, an index, and a ribbon marker, and is organized according to the latest phylogenetic arrangement from the Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life project. Each species features up to five vibrant photographs, to aid with identification, along with notes on range, season, spore print, look-alikes, conservation status, and more. Introductory essays explain the various parts of a mushroom--both above and below ground--common host trees, nomenclature and taxonomy, mushroom ecology, and the impacts of our changing climate"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Mushrooms -- North America -- Identification.
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| Added Author |
Cirigliano, Jim, 1981- editor.
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| Added Title |
Mushrooms of North America |
| ISBN |
9780593319987 (hardcover) |
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