{"product_id":"mushrooms-of-the-redwood-coast-isbn-9781607748175","title":"Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast","description":"\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive and user-friendly field guide for identifying the many mushrooms of the northern California coast, from Monterey County to the Oregon border.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMushrooms of the Redwood Coast \u003c\/i\u003ewill 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, \u003ci\u003eMushrooms of the Redwood Coast \u003c\/i\u003eis an indispensable guide for anyone curious about fungi.\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Are Mushrooms? 8\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHumans and Ecology of Fungi 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFungi 10\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Redwood Coast 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrees of the Redwood Coast 12\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinding Mushrooms 16\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollecting Mushrooms 16\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIdentifying Mushrooms 16\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking Spore Prints 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTools of the Trade 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking Collections 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhotographing Mushrooms 18\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollecting for the Table 18\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaxonomy and Cladistics 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow to Read the Species Descriptions 20\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA General Format of the Species Descriptions 20\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePictorial Key to the Major Sections 22\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE DESCRIPTIONS: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 • \u003ci\u003eChanterelles and Gomphoids \u003c\/i\u003e29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 • \u003ci\u003eAmanita \u003c\/i\u003e38\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3 • \u003ci\u003eLepiota and Allies \u003c\/i\u003e60\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 • \u003ci\u003eAgaricus and Melanophyllum \u003c\/i\u003e79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5 • \u003ci\u003eDark-Spored Mushrooms \u003c\/i\u003e98\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6 • \u003ci\u003eBrown-Spored Decomposers \u003c\/i\u003e131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7 • \u003ci\u003eMycorrhizal Brown-Spored Mushrooms \u003c\/i\u003e154\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8 • \u003ci\u003eCortinarius \u003c\/i\u003e172\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9 • \u003ci\u003eEntoloma and Allies \u003c\/i\u003e209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10 • \u003ci\u003ePluteus and Allies \u003c\/i\u003e226\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11 • \u003ci\u003eRussula and Lactarius \u003c\/i\u003e233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e12 • \u003ci\u003eWaxy Caps \u003c\/i\u003e275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13 • \u003ci\u003eThe White-Spored Multitude \u003c\/i\u003e302\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14 • \u003ci\u003ePleurotoid Mushrooms \u003c\/i\u003e403\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e15 • \u003ci\u003eGilled Bolete Relatives \u003c\/i\u003e416\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e16 • \u003ci\u003eBoletes \u003c\/i\u003e426\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e17 • \u003ci\u003ePolypores and Allies \u003c\/i\u003e464\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e18 • \u003ci\u003eCrust Fungi \u003c\/i\u003e489\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e19 • \u003ci\u003eTooth Fungi \u003c\/i\u003e496\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e20 • \u003ci\u003eCoral and Club Mushrooms \u003c\/i\u003e511\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e21 • \u003ci\u003ePuffballs, Earthballs, Earthstars, Stinkhorns, and Bird’s Nests \u003c\/i\u003e533\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e22 • \u003ci\u003eTruffles \u003c\/i\u003e548\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e23 • \u003ci\u003eJelly Fungi \u003c\/i\u003e554\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e24 • \u003ci\u003eMorels, False Morels, and Elfin Saddles \u003c\/i\u003e558\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e25 • \u003ci\u003eCup Fungi \u003c\/i\u003e565\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMushrooms of the Redwood Coast \u003c\/i\u003esets 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—GARY LINCOFF, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMushrooms of the Redwood Coast \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—TOM BRUNS, professor of plant and micrbial biology at the University of California, Berkeley\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a wonderful and comprehensive guide to the intriguing mushrooms of coastal northern California. Well-researched, beautifully illustrated, and written with insight and humor! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—ELSE C. VELLINGA, editor of \u003ci\u003eFlora Agaricina Neerlandica \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book sets a new standard for comprehensive regional mushroom identification guides. The photographs alone are worth the price of admission. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—DAVID ARORA, author of \u003ci\u003eMushrooms Demystified \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccomplished field mycologists\/photographers Siegel and Schwarz have made the colorful and fascinating mushrooms of the redwood coast accessible through this indispensable new book. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—DR. STEVEN TRUDELL, author of \u003ci\u003eMushrooms of the Pacific Northwest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOAH SIEGEL\u003c\/b\u003e's field mycology skills are extensive – he has spent two decades seeking, photographing, identifying, and furthering his knowledge about all aspects of macrofungi. He has hunted for mushrooms throughout the United States and Canada, as well as on multiple expeditions to New Zealand and Australia. \u003cbr\u003e   He is one of the premier mushroom photographers in the nation, having won numerous awards from the North American Mycological Association (NAMA) photography contest. His technique and attention to detail are unrivaled, arising from a philosophy of maximizing utility for identification purposes while maintaining a high degree of aesthetic appeal. \u003cbr\u003e   His photographs have appeared on the covers and have been featured in articles of multiple issues of FUNGI Magazine and Mushroom the Journal, the primary mushroom enthusiast magazines in the United States, numerous mushroom books, as well as NAMA and other club publications. \u003cbr\u003e   He is past president of the Monadnock Mushroomers Unlimited, (MMU) a mushroom club based out of Keene, NH, and is an active member of the Humboldt Bay Mycological Society and the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz. \u003cbr\u003e   Noah travels and lectures extensively across America, following the mushrooms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHRISTIAN SCHWARZ\u003c\/b\u003e is a naturalist interested in the diversity of living organisms in general, but the seemingly endless forms (whether grotesque, bizarre, or sublime) of fungi in particular stoke his curiosity. He spends most of his time teaching about natural history, collecting and photographing mushrooms, assembling an exhaustive mycoflora for Santa Cruz County (www.scmycoflora.org), and exploring wilderness around the world. He is particularly interested in the role of citizen scientists in the future of ecological and taxonomic research.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe rugged edge of the continent upon which Coast Redwoods dwell is fantastically beautiful land. The warm, dry summers and rainy winters that bathe this area’s varied terrain create a great diversity of habitats, which are home to mushrooms and other fungi: a tremendously diverse but often overlooked community of organisms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMushroom identification as a hobby has an obvious end goal: to be able to attach names to organisms and communicate about them reliably and effectively. But pursuing this goal necessarily involves continually honing and developing increased awareness of other fungi, which leads to outcomes more subtle and more profound. You will learn a few mushrooms your first year, and the next year you will learn a few more; then you will have experiences that challenge you to question your own knowledge, as well as some that strengthen it. You will eventually be surprised at how much you know (and how much more you are left wondering about!). More importantly, with every step you take down this road, your world will expand. You will begin to notice slime molds, mosses, lichens, tiny insects, and the various other minute habitats that surround fungi, and you will soon wonder about all of these as well. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaired with your persistence, curiosity, and time spent in the woods, this guide will help you become familiar with the names and faces of fungi on the Redwood Coast, and give you a glimpse of what we know about their role in California’s ecosystems. We hope that this book will encourage beginners to dive in to the world of California’s fungi, as well as assist and encourage more experienced identifiers as they push our collective knowledge forward. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoast Redwoods are a magnificent and irreplaceable part of our heritage, and we should strive to protect the ecosystems that support them. We hope that this book will serve as a reminder that this coast is also home to a great diversity of fungi. They are rarely given attention in conservation efforts (perhaps due to their intermittent visibility), but fungi are always there. Whether busy on roots, in soil, on moss, or in the heartwood of trees, they are essential to the dynamics of forests.","brand":"Ten Speed Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299902804197,"sku":"NP9781607748175","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781607748175.jpg?v=1767733195","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mushrooms-of-the-redwood-coast-isbn-9781607748175","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}