Mushrooms
The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.This is the perfect pocket guide for nature and foraging enthusiasts keen to identify the most commonly found mushrooms and toadstools in Britain and northern Europe.Authoritative text, beautiful photographs and detailed illustrations show the distinguishing features of each mushroom and toadstool, including details of size, habitat and when it can be found, whether it is edible or poisonous and most importantly, which similar species it can be confused with and why.This new edition builds on the strengths of the unrivalled original, now expanded to include over 240 species of mushroom and toadstool.
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Mushrooms & Toadstools
Patrick Harding
Photographs by Alan Outen
Contents
Title Page
Introduction
Where do fungi grow?
Collecting and identifying fungi
Key to species illustrated in the book
Amanita Family
Lepiota Family
Tricholoma Family
Wax Gill Family
Russula Family
Pluteus Family
Entoloma Family
Bolbitius Family
Stropharia Family
Cortinarius Family
Mushroom Family
Ink Cap Family
Bolete Family
Paxillus Family
Chanterelle Family
Oyster Mushroom Family
Tricholoma Family
Crepidotus Family
Fairy Club Family
Clavulina Family
Cauliflower Fungus Family
Hydnum Family
Ear-Pick Family
Earth Fan Family
Bracket Fungi
Jelly Fungi
Puffball Family
Earthball Family
Stinkhorn Family
Earthstar Family
Bird’s Nest Family
Cup Fungi
Saddle-Cup Family
Morel Family
Jelly Discs Family
Earth Tongue Family
Clavicipitaceae Family
Underground Fungi
Candle Snuff Family
Bark Spot Family
Coral Spot Family
Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher
Introduction
Mushrooms and toadstools belong to the fungal kingdom. There are about 4,000 species of larger fungi in Britain. Of the larger umbrella-shaped fungi with a cap and stem, mushroom is a popular term for those that are edible; toadstool for those that are poisonous.
A fungus is not a plant. Most plants make food using the sun’s energy. Animals and fungi need a food source, usually plant or animal, living or dead. Animals digest food internally. In fungi enzymes dissolve the food externally from where it is absorbed.
