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First of allI found the book surprisingly accessible for a novice, let’s get out of the way deciding early on that I wasn't going to attempt to remember names but rather concentrate on what it ‘’isn’t’’fungi are about. It isn’t a field guide unless you’re in Do you know that they're the habit primary recyclers of carrying a book which weighs in at 2.3 kilos fallen leaves and nor is rotting wood? That's why you find that rich, fertile humus where you least expect it arranged to facilitate consideration of the fungi which you’re likely to find in a particular area. If this is what you’re looking for there’s an excellent list of regional field guides The book looks at the back a representative sample of the book. It’s definitely not a guide to discovering edible mushrooms - there’s a note on each page fungi and doesn't restrict itself to say whether the fungus is edible sensational or inedible oddities but if that’s what you’re looking for then includes fungi that you're likely to find near ''you might be better off with [[Fungi by Michael Jordan]]''.

I found As an introduction to the book surprisingly accessible for a novice subject you get an explanation of fungi, how they interact with plants and animals, deciding early on that I wasn’t going to attempt to remember names but rather concentrate on what fungi are abouttheir recycling functions and the situations in which they become pests or parasites. Do There's a fascinating chapter on food, folklore and medicine - did you know that they’re the primary recyclers one and a half million tons of fallen leaves cultivated mushrooms are produced each year? - and some general information on distribution and rotting wood? That’s why you find that rich, fertile humus where you least expect itconservation. The book looks at a representative sample of fungi We start getting to the nitty gritty with ''Collecting and Identifying Fungi'' and doesn’t restrict itself then move on to looking at the sensational or oddities but includes fungi that you’re likely to find near ‘’you’’individual species.

As an introduction For each fungus covered there's a wealth of information packed into a single page. A map highlights where - globally, rather than a specific location - you're likely to the find a particular fungus. subject There's brief text to detail its habitat and what you get an explanation of fungi're likely to find it ''with'', how they interact with plants it grows and animalshow abundantly, their recycling functions the spore colour and the situations in which they become pests whether or parasitesnot it's edible. There’s A line drawing shows the underside and there's a fascinating chapter on foodfull-colour, folklore and medicine life- did you know that one and a half million tons size photograph (they're all of cultivated mushrooms are produced each year? - and some general information on distribution and conservationsuperb quality, by the way). We start getting to the nitty gritty with ‘’Collecting The descriptions are pithy and Identifying Fungi’’ brief and then move on to looking at the individual there's a very useful indication of similar specieswhich might cause confusion.

For each fungus covered there’s a wealth of information packed into a single page. A map highlights where - globally, rather than a specific location - you’re likely to find a particular fungus. There’s brief text to detail its habitat and what you’re likely to find it ‘’with’’, how it grows and how abundantly, the spore colour and whether or not it’s edible. A line drawing shows the underside and there’s a full-colour, life-size photograph (they’re all of superb quality, by the way). The descriptions are pithy and brief and there’s a very useful indication of similar species which might cause confusion. The bane of a reviewer’s reviewer's profession is that we get to sit down and read books through - and this isn’t isn't a book which benefits from that. It’s It's a book to use for reference (there are excellent indices for both common and scientific names), to open at random and browse through. I’d I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy of the book to the Bookbag. It’s It's one I shall return to at my leisure.