Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast by Noah Siegel and Christian Schwarz

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Author: Noah Siegel, Christian Schwarz
ISBN: 9781607748182

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Published on Aug 09, 2016 | 608 Pages

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Published on Aug 09, 2016 | 608 Pages

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A comprehensive and user-friendly field guide for identifying the many mushrooms of the northern California coast, from Monterey County to the Oregon border.

Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast will help beginning and experienced mushroom hunters alike to find and identify mushrooms, from common to rare, delicious to deadly, and interesting to beautiful. This user-friendly reference covers coastal California from Monterey County to the Oregon border with full treatments of more than 750 species, and references to hundreds more. With tips on mushroom collecting, descriptions of specific habitats and biozones, updated taxonomy, and outstanding photography, this guide is far and away the most modern and comprehensive treatment of mushrooms in the region. Each species profile pairs a photograph with an in-depth description, as well as notes on ecology, edibility, toxicity, and look-alike species. Written by mushroom identification experts and supported by extensive field work, Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast is an indispensable guide for anyone curious about fungi.

Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast sets the standard for all future efforts. The coverage is all one could ask for, the text is clear and helpful, and the photographs are a joy to see.
—GARY LINCOFF, author of The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms

Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast is at a whole new level for regional mushroom guides. It is certainly a must-own for anyone that’s serious about mushroom identification in California.
—TOM BRUNS, professor of plant and micrbial biology at the University of California, Berkeley

This is a wonderful and comprehensive guide to the intriguing mushrooms of coastal northern California. Well-researched, beautifully illustrated, and written with insight and humor!
—ELSE C. VELLINGA, editor of Flora Agaricina Neerlandica

This book sets a new standard for comprehensive regional mushroom identification guides. The photographs alone are worth the price of admission.
—DAVID ARORA, author of Mushrooms Demystified

Accomplished field mycologists/photographers Siegel and Schwarz have made the colorful and fascinating mushrooms of the redwood coast accessible through this indispensable new book.
—DR. STEVEN TRUDELL, author of Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest

Author

Noah Siegel

NOAH SIEGEL is one of the premier mushroom photographers in the nation. His work has appeared in FUNGI magazine and Mushroom, and he has lectured extensively across America. He serves as a trustee for the North East Mycological Federation and has studied fungi throughout North America, as well as in New Zealand and Australia.

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Author

Christian Schwarz

CHRISTIAN SCHWARZ is a mushroom enthusiast, taxonomist, and citizen science advocate from Santa Cruz, California. He spends most of his time researching, teaching about, and photographing fungi. He also makes scientific collections of macrofungi, focused specifically on California and his home county in particular. He’s travelled in search of fungi throughout the United States, as well as Mexico, central America, Indonesia, and Europe.

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By Noah Siegel and Christian Schwarz