Book: The Mushroom Guide
Dans cet ouvrage :
- Les 208 espèces les plus communes de nos bois et prairies.
- Des conseils pratiques pour repérer les saisons et les coins à champignons, s'équiper, apprendre à cultiver, cuisiner ou conserver sa récolte...
- Des connaissances essentielles à la portée de tous : anatomie, cycle de vie... et des anecdotes historiques ou scientifiques parfois surprenantes.
- Un astucieux schéma dépliant pour identifier un champignon en un coup d'œil.
- Un index visuel.
THE AUTHORS
Amandine Barone and Pascal Revil, passionate about the world of mushrooms since a young age, are the authors of the site and the blog guidedeschampignons.com. They are committed to making their knowledge accessible to as many people as possible. They live in Haute-Savoie.
This guide is written in collaboration with Guillaume Eyssartier, mycologist and doctor of science from the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
THE BOOK
An essential guide to better understand and know mushrooms. It contains quality photographs, precise explanations and advice. A clever identification tree with “funnel” criteria is also included to help you pick without making a mistake.
The main species present in France are detailed by their shape, their harvest season, their habitat and their smell, without forgetting the risk of confusion with dangerous species.
- What is a mushroom: anatomy, life cycle...
- Harvest and cultivation: edibility, intoxication, biotope, identification of trees, seasons (one month, one mushroom)...
- Immediate identification: determination keys, what should be observed?
- The 200 most common species: edible/poisonous.
- A visual index
A clever guide that will satisfy both novices and experienced mycologists. It goes to the essentials for successful harvesting.
Summary
Easily identify more than 200 species of mushrooms: unfold the cover, follow the steps and let yourself be guided!
This clever guide offers a very simple visual method for identifying your harvest: a diagram to help with determination, concise descriptions and carefully chosen photographs will help you avoid making mistakes.
Notice from the Mycosphere:
This guide is simply perfect for walks in the forest! Practical and handy, it is easy to slip into your bag. The explanations are clear, the illustrations well-defined, and the description of the mushrooms is detailed, which makes it ideal for identifying both edible and dangerous ones. It is truly a modern guide, easy to read and full of useful information depending on the environment and the seasons. A must-have for all mushroom lovers, beginners and experienced alike!
