The weather patterns and topography of America's Gulf Coast create favorable growing conditions for thousands of species of mushrooms, but the complete region has generally gone uncharted when it comes to mycology. Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States at last delivers an in-depth, high-quality, user-friendly field guide, featuring more than 1,000 common and lesser-known species-some of which are being illustrated in color for the first time.
Using easily identifiable characteristics and a color key, the authors enable anyone, whether amateur mushroom hunter or professional mycologist, to discern and learn about the numerous species of mushrooms encountered in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Wild-food enthusiasts will appreciate the information on edibility or toxicity that accompanies each description, and they will also find the book's detailed instructions for collecting, cleaning, testing, preserving, and cooking wild mushrooms to be of great interest. Providing encyclopedic knowledge in a handy format that fits in a backpack, Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States is a must-have for any mushroom lover.
By:
Alan E. Bessette,
Arleen R. Bessette,
David P. Lewis
Imprint: University of Texas Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 43mm
Weight: 1.474kg
ISBN: 9781477318157
ISBN 10: 1477318151
Pages: 632
Publication Date: 15 July 2019
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Geographic Area Covered by This Book Why Collect and Study Wild Mushrooms? Mushroom Structure and Function Collecting and Documenting Wild Mushrooms Making a Spore Print Notes on the Descriptions of Illustrated Species How to Use This Book Mushroom Identification Procedure Color Key to the Major Groups of Fungi Species Descriptions and Illustrations Bird’s Nest Fungi Boletes Carbon, Crust, Cushion, and Parchment Fungi Chanterelles and Similar Fungi Corals and Cauliflowers Cordyceps, Tolypocladium, and Similar Fungi Cup Fungi Earth Tongues and Earth Clubs Fiber Fans Gilled Mushrooms Hypomyces and Other Parasitic Fungi Jelly Fungi Morels, False Morels, and Similar Fungi Polypores Puffballs, Earthballs, Earthstars, and Similar Fungi Stinkhorns Tooth Fungi Truffles and Other Hypogeous Fungi Appendix A. Microscopic Examination of Fungi Appendix B. Chemical Reagents and Mushroom Identification Appendix C. Mushrooms for the Table Glossary References and Resources A Note on the Authors Photo Credits Index to Common Names Index to Scientific Names
Alan E. Bessette is a distinguished emeritus professor of biology at Utica College of Syracuse University. A professional mycologist, he has authored or coauthored more than twenty-five books, including Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America. Arleen Bessette is a mycologist and botanical photographer, winning multiple awards in the North American Mycological Association’s photography competition. She has authored or coauthored eighteen books, including Mushrooms of the Southeastern United States. A retired chemist, David P. Lewis is currently a research associate with the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and has served as president of the Gulf States Mycological Society since 1998. In his mycological papers, Lewis has described many species new to science, several of which have been named for him.
Reviews for Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States: A Field Guide to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida
[Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States] is a very valuable contribution to our knowledge of mushrooms from a region of the USA that has previously been largely ignored. * Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas * A must-have for any mushroom hunter in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, or Florida...this book is unique in its circumscribed geographic coverage and its inclusion of 1000-plus species...The expert authors collaborated with a large number of mushroom enthusiasts to compile this user-friendly guide. * CHOICE *
