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The weather patterns and topography of America's Gulf Coast create favorable growing conditions for thousands of species of mushrooms, but the complete region has generally gone uncharted when it comes to mycology. Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States at last delivers an in-depth, high-quality, user-friendly field guide, featuring more than 1,000 common and lesser-known species—some of which are being illustrated in color for the first time.

Using easily identifiable characteristics and a color key, the authors enable anyone, whether amateur mushroom hunter or professional mycologist, to discern and learn about the numerous species of mushrooms encountered in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Wild-food enthusiasts will appreciate the information on edibility or toxicity that accompanies each description, and they will also find the book’s detailed instructions for collecting, cleaning, testing, preserving, and cooking wild mushrooms to be of great interest. Providing encyclopedic knowledge in a handy format that fits in a backpack, Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States is a must-have for any mushroom lover.

ISBN-13: 9781477318157

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Publication Date: 07-15-2019

Pages: 632

Product Dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.60(d)

Alan E. Bessette is a distinguished emeritus professor of biology at Utica College of Syracuse University. A professional mycologist, he has authored or coauthored more than twenty-five books, including Edible Wild Mushrooms of North America.Arleen Bessette is a mycologist and botanical photographer, winning multiple awards in the North American Mycological Association’s photography competition. She has authored or coauthored eighteen books, including Mushrooms of the Southeastern United States.A retired chemist, David P. Lewis is currently a research associate with the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and has served as president of the Gulf States Mycological Society since 1998. In his mycological papers, Lewis has described many species new to science, several of which have been named for him.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
    • Geographic Area Covered by This Book
    • Why Collect and Study Wild Mushrooms?
    • Mushroom Structure and Function
    • Collecting and Documenting Wild Mushrooms
    • Making a Spore Print
    • Notes on the Descriptions of Illustrated Species
    • How to Use This Book
    • Mushroom Identification Procedure
  • Color Key to the Major Groups of Fungi
  • Species Descriptions and Illustrations
    • Bird’s Nest Fungi
    • Boletes
    • Carbon, Crust, Cushion, and Parchment Fungi
    • Chanterelles and Similar Fungi
    • Corals and Cauliflowers
    • Cordyceps, Tolypocladium, and Similar Fungi
    • Cup Fungi
    • Earth Tongues and Earth Clubs
    • Fiber Fans
    • Gilled Mushrooms
    • Hypomyces and Other Parasitic Fungi
    • Jelly Fungi
    • Morels, False Morels, and Similar Fungi
    • Polypores
    • Puffballs, Earthballs, Earthstars, and Similar Fungi
    • Stinkhorns
    • Tooth Fungi
    • Truffles and Other Hypogeous Fungi
  • Appendix A. Microscopic Examination of Fungi
  • Appendix B. Chemical Reagents and Mushroom Identification
  • Appendix C. Mushrooms for the Table
  • Glossary
  • References and Resources
  • A Note on the Authors
  • Photo Credits
  • Index to Common Names
  • Index to Scientific Names