Mushrooms of North America in Color: A Field Guide Companion to Seldom-Illustrated Fungi

This volume is the first guide to identify mushroom species not commonly classified or illustrated elsewhere in current literature. The book, which will serve as a companion to other popular field guides, shows how to distinguish lesser-known mushrooms from other common fungi. Found in a variety of habitats in North America, each species has an accurate and up-to-date description, a color illustration, and detailed information on its distinctive species characteristics. The book is written for the amateur and professional mycologist alike. Anyone, however, who is interested in collecting mushrooms will find it a valuable contribution to the field.

Science & Math

Bessette, Alan

Bessette, Arleen

Miller, Hope

Miller, Orson

Biological Sciences

Syracuse University Press

This encyclopaedic volume, including 1500 species and 650 illustrations, shows the diversity of mycoflora throughout all of northeastern North America. It provides a reference for mushroom identification in the region, and has full descriptions and easy-to-follow keys.

Mushrooms of Northeastern North America

Fischer, David W.

A non-technical guide to the wildflowers of New York State, arranged in a simple format that enables the reader to quickly determine the identity of the species.

Wildflowers of New York in Color

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Chapman, William

Pens, Douglas

Chapman, Valerie A.

Pens, Douglas R.

Gardening & Landscape Design

Wildflowers of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont in Color

This is a field guide to the diverse flora of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont states. It comprises descriptions of both commonly encountered and rarer, protected species. The keys are set up to direct the reader easily to major groups based on flower colour and other physical characteristics.

Chapman, Valerie

North American Boletes is the first comprehensive guide to an extraordinary and highly prized group of mushrooms known for their beautiful colors, distinctive features, relative abundance, and edibility. The scope of this work goes beyond the identification of species. The authors consider the symbiotic relationship that boletes share with higher plants and trees, their geographical distribution, and new information regarding the macrochemical test reactions of the boletes; they also describe several new species. The book’s combination of aesthetically appealing and scientifically accurate color photographs and extensive descriptions makes it a standard reference work for bolete identification in North America.

North American Boletes: A Color Guide to the Fleshy Pored Mushrooms

Roody, William C.

A unique and useful reference guide to some of the more common and best color-producing dye mushrooms of North America. The book includes step-by-step instructions to the process from collecting the mushrooms to dyeing the wool. There is an accurate and up-to-date description for each species along with over 200 color photographs. The scope of this work goes beyond the identification of species. The authors provide information about dyeing equipment, mordants, preparing and dyeing the wool, and the dazzling array of colors that can be obtained from mushroom.

The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer's Field Guide

Crafts & Hobbies

Mushrooms of Cape Cod and the National Seashore

This text is a comprehensive guide to the highly varied mycoflora of Cape Cod. It contains accurate and up-to-date descriptions and over 150 colour illustrations that help the reader identify over 250 indigenous mushroom species.

Neill, William J.

Although known for its sandy beaches and pounding surf, historic Cape Cod is also home to a unique community of mushrooms that can be found on its heaths, pine and oak barrens, and on the borders of its bogs, kettle ponds, and cedar swamps. Here is the definitive guide to the highly varied mycoflora of Cape Cod and the National Seashore. It contains accurate and up-to-date descriptions and over 150 color illustrations that help the reader identify over 250 indigenous mushroom species. The scope of this work goes well beyond the identification of mushrooms. The authors provide information that increases the readers awareness of the fragile nature of Cape Cod's various ecosystems and the critical role that mushrooms play in helping to preserve them.

Mycologists Alan and Arleen Bessette offer a field guide for the identification of common edible and poisonous mushrooms of New York State. Written for readers interested in the safe collection and consumption of a variety of mushrooms, this book includes identification keys for each species and detailed descriptions of poisonous species. In addition, the book is filled with vivid color photographs. Celebrating the culinary adventure of mushroom gathering, the authors include attractive recipes accompanied by photographs of the recipes' preparation. With concise, accurate, and easy-to-follow descriptions, the book provides a safe and reliable introduction to mushroom gathering.

Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of New York

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Wildflowers of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island in Color

This field guide will give nature enthusiasts instant access to the diverse and beautiful flora of these New England states. Combining 400 color photographs with concise descriptions, it is written in easy-to-follow nontechnical language. Color illustrations have been carefully selected for their scientific accuracy and their aesthetic quality. 
 Comprehensive in scope, this guide book offers descriptions of commonly encountered, rare, and even protected species not seen in other guides. The authors provide keys to each species based on observable characteristics of color, flower shape, and leaf arrangement, allowing novices and experts alike to quickly identify flowers. Nomenclature has been updated to reflect current and correct usage.

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Books by Bessette, Arleen

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Mushrooms of North America in Color: A Field Guide Companion to Seldom-Illustrated Fungi

Mushrooms of Northeastern North America

Wildflowers of New York in Color

Wildflowers of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont in Color

North American Boletes: A Color Guide to the Fleshy Pored Mushrooms

The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer's Field Guide

Mushrooms of Cape Cod and the National Seashore

Mushrooms of Cape Cod and the National Seashore

Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of New York

Wildflowers of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island in Color