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    Mushrooms of the Midwest by Kuo, Michael; Methven, Andrew S.;

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 1st Edition
    • Publisher University of Illinois Press
    • Date of Publication 11 April 2014
    • Number of Volumes Paperback

    • ISBN 9780252079764
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages440 pages
    • Size 254x203x25 mm
    • Weight 1193 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 833 color photographs
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    Fusing general interest in mushrooming with serious scholarship, Mushrooms of the Midwest describes and illustrates over five hundred of the region's mushroom species. From the cold conifer bogs of northern Michigan to the steamy oak forests of Missouri, the book offers a broad cross-section of the fungi, edible and not, that can be found growing in the Midwest's diverse ecosystems.

    With hundreds of color illustrations, Mushrooms of the Midwest is ideal for amateur and expert mushroomers alike. Michael Kuo and Andrew Methven provide identification keys and thorough descriptions. The authors discuss the DNA revolution in mycology and its consequences for classification and identification, as well as the need for well-documented contemporary collections of mushrooms.

    Unlike most field guides, Mushrooms of the Midwest includes an extensive introduction to the use of a microscope in mushroom identification. In addition, Kuo and Methven give recommendations for scientific mushroom collecting, with special focus on ecological data and guidelines for preserving specimens. Lists of amateur mycological associations and herbaria of the Midwest are also included. A must-have for all mushroom enthusiasts!

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    Table of Contents:

    Cover
    Title Page
    Copyright
    Contents
    An Exciting Time for Amateur Mycology
    Coverage Area
    Midwestern Mushroom Clubs
    Recommended Midwestern Mushrooming Locations
    Acknowledgments
    Ecology, Ecology, Ecology!
    Collection Methods
    Making Spore Prints
    Determining Odor
    Testing Chemical Reactions
    Storing Specimens
    Midwestern Herbaria
    Equipment
    Chemicals, Reagents, and Stains
    Studying Spores
    Creating a Section to Study
    Working with Dried Specimens
    Additional Resources
    A: Key to Major Groups of Mushrooms
    B: Key to Pink-Spored Gilled Mushrooms
    C: Key to Pale-Spored Gilled Mushrooms, First Part
    D: Key to Pale-Spored Gilled Mushrooms, Second Part
    E: Key to Amanita
    F: Key to Lactarius
    G: Key to Russula
    H: Key to Dark-Spored Gilled Mushrooms, First Part
    I: Key to Dark-Spored Gilled Mushrooms, Second Part
    J: Key to Terrestrial Pored Mushrooms
    K: Key to Pored Mushrooms on Wood
    L: Key to Chanterelles and Trumpets
    M: Key to Toothed Mushrooms
    N: Key to Puffballs and Earthstars
    O: Key to Cup Mushrooms
    P: Key to Morels, False Morels, and Saddles
    Q: Key to Club and Coral Mushrooms
    R: Key to Miscellaneous Other Mushrooms
    5. The Mushrooms
    6. The Evolutionary Picture
    Bibliography and Works Cited
    Glossary and Index

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