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mushrooms... The photos are clear and the description of each
species includes a discussion of edibility and cooking and
storing suggestions... This book will enable you to enjoy a
great variety of edible wild mushrooms." --Sandy Sheine,
President, Connecticut-Westchester Mycological Association
MUSHROOMS OF
NORTHEASTERN NORTH
AMERICA
by Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R.
Bessette, and David W. Fischer
(1997, Syracuse Univ. Press)
This encyclopedic new volume,
including nearly 1500 species and
650 color photographs, illustrates
the diversity of mycoflora
throughout Northeastern North
America. Professional and
advanced mycologists will
welcome the inclusion of
microscopic features, chemical reagent data, information on
classification, and author citations. The user-friendly keys and
nontechnical language will appeal to the novice mushroom
collector, as will the introductory information on fungal
anatomy, collecting techniques, and mushroom cooking and
preservation.
Whatever the reason for your interest in mushrooms---whether
it be for scientific study, the search for edible species, or for
the sheer appreciation of their beauty---this book will serve as
a trustworthy and inspiring guide to mushrooms of
northeastern North America.
About Dave Fischer...
I am a nationally known expert on the ecology and
identification of wild mushrooms. I served for nine years as
president of the Central New York Mycological Society
(CNYMS) and am past president of the Northeast
Mycological Federation, Inc. (NEMF).
I serve as a mushroom identification consultant for the New
York State Poison Control Center and for several mycological
organizations. I have served on the faculty of the annual
Northeast Mycological Foray (NEMF -- the Samuel Ristich
Foray) and the annual North American Mycological