Book: The Guide to Mushrooms
In this work:
- The 208 most common species of our woods and meadows.
- Practical tips for spotting the seasons and mushroom spots, equipping yourself, learning to cultivate, cook, or preserve your harvest...
- Essential knowledge within everyone's reach: anatomy, life cycle... and sometimes surprising historical or scientific anecdotes.
- A clever fold-out diagram to identify a mushroom at a glance.
- A visual index.
THE AUTHORS
Amandine Barone and Pascal Revil, passionate about the world of mushrooms since their youth, are the authors of the site and 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 at 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 mistakes.
The main species found in France are detailed by their shape, harvest season, habitat, and smell, not forgetting the risks of confusion with dangerous species.
- What is a mushroom: anatomy, life cycle...
- Harvesting and cultivation: edibility, poisoning, biotope, tree identification, seasons (one month, one mushroom)...
- Immediate identification: determination keys, what should you observe?
- The 200 most common species: edible/poisonous.
- A visual index
A clever guide that will satisfy both novices and experienced mycologists. It goes straight to the point for a successful harvest.
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 to identify your harvest: determination aid diagram, concise descriptions, and carefully selected photographs will help you avoid mistakes.
Mycosphere's opinion:
This guide is simply perfect for forest walks! Practical and easy to handle, it slips easily into your bag. The explanations are clear, the illustrations well defined, and the description of mushrooms detailed, making it ideal for identifying both edible and dangerous ones. It's truly a modern guide, easy to read and full of useful information depending on the environment and seasons. A must-have for all mushroom enthusiasts, beginners and experts alike!
Gift Card
€25,00–€100,00
