Collins Nature Guide – Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe - Softcover

Garnweidner, Edmund

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0002199947 ISBN 13: 9780002199940

Publisher: Collins, 1994

Synopsis

The Collins Nature Guides are comprehensive, photographically illustrated reference books that are perfect for any lover of nature and the outdoors. This entry in this successful series covers the over 400 species of mushrooms and toadstools found in Britain and Europe.

About this title

Synopsis:

This pocket-sized guide covers over 400 of the commonest species of mushroom and toadstool found in Britain and Europe. Each species is illustrated with a photograph and described in detail in the text, which includes information on colour, shape, smell, taste, time of year the mushroom is seen, and similar species. The guide is not arranged in complicated taxonomic order, but by shape for easy identification. This means that even the absolute beginner can identify mushrooms using this guide. Other features include additional helpful mushroom information at the back and a durable plastic cover. The other titles in the series are "Birds", "Wild Flowers", "Trees" and "Wild Animals".

From the Back Cover:

This new full colour photographic guide to over 400 species of mushroom and toadstool found in Britain and Europe arranges fungi by their shape for easy identification.
· Each species is illustrated with its own specially taken colour photographs
· Individual descriptions include facts on colour, shape, smell, time of year the mushroom is seen and similar species
· All the mushrooms that are edible or poisonous are clearly marked

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0002199947
• ISBN 13: 9780002199940
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256