Concise, well-illustrated pocket guide to poisonous mushrooms and toadstools. Various larger, fleshy fungi are known to produce toxic effects after eating them. This account is a short, but well conceived guide to these species, arranged according to the poisons they contain, the symptoms caused following their consumption, and the treatment required.

Wild Mushroom & Toadstool Poisoning

Science & Math

Pegler, David N.

Spooner, B M

Oldridge, S G

Biological Sciences

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

The revival in the 'great British truffle hunt' provided the stimulus for this book, which meticulously describes all the species found in Britain and illustrates them in colour.

British Truffles: a revision of British hypogeous fungi

Young, T W K

A modern comprehensive account of the British gasteroid fungi. The introduction describes structure, habitats, collecting methods, and folklore. There are keys to all taxa, and all species are described and illustrated in colour and by line drawings to aid rapid identification. Distribution maps cover all taxa.

British Puffballs, Earthstars and Stinkhorns; an account of the British gasteroid fungi

Læssøe, T

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