MUSHROOMS. By Roger Phillips.

(2006) later reprint. 4to paperback (190 x 241mm). Pp384. Colour photographs of mushrooms throughout.

"A comprehensive guide with over 1250 detailed photographs of mushrooms and other fungi." This is a reprint of the most recent edition of Phillips's "MUSHROOMS: AND OTHER FUNGI OF GREAT BRITAIN AND EUROPE." The most useful practical guide to British fungi. Chapters include: Introduction; Visual index. Basidiomycetes: Mushrooms with gills; Mushrooms with primitive gills; Mushrooms and fungi with pores; Fungi with spines; Stomach fungi; Bird's nest fungi; Stinkhorns; Club and spindle fungi; Coral fungi; Jelly fungi. Ascomycetes: Morels; Saddle fungi; Cup fungi; Ear fungi; Club-shaped fungi; Finger and disc fungi; Truffles; Sports and crusts.