Mushrooms of Hawai'i: An Identification Guide
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1580083390 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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H. He is currently professor of biology and director of the H. Thiers Herbarium at San Francisco State University. H. DON E. . D. He has been awarded the University of Hawaii Regent’s Excellence in Teaching Award and the W. HEMMES is currently professor and chairman of the biology department at the University of Hawa
An essential reference guide for the novice or advanced mycologist, this handy reference tool provides you with all the information you need to make your foraging a success, including chapters on mushroom identification, bountiful mushroom-hunting spots in Hawaii, and a guide to the seasonality of Hawaiian mushrooms. Whether hunting Copelandia cyanescens ("magic" mushrooms) in the pasture grasses high in the mountains of Maui or foraging for Laetiporus (chicken of the woods), one of the edible mushrooms found in Hawaii, this book is the must-have guide for fungophiles.• The culmination of years of research, MUSHROOMS OF HAWAII is the first book to detail the fungi of the Hawaiian Islands.. The newest addition to our well–know
"Hawaiian mushrooms galore!" according to JOHN A. BROUSSARD. For anyone familiar with mushroom gathering in temperate zones, Hawaii would seem to offer scant picking until you pick up MUSHROOMS OF HAWAII. Unbelievable! The mushrooms in Hawaii are harder to find, yes. Some are very different from what you're likely to encounter on the mainland. Some are old friends: morels. Others are well known, colorful enemies: Amanita muscaria. All are beautifully illustrated. Even if you aren't a hunter of wild mushrooms, the photographs alone will have you entranced. And there's a lot. "Damned scalpers." according to MauiGirl. Excellent identification guide--I borrowed a copy from a friend and would like to buy my own, but there are people out there who are willing to sell theirs for ridiculously HIGH prices. What is with you book scalpers, anyway??? Have you no scruples???. Mushrooms of Hawaii Toots My grandson, Jason, had the priviledge to know the author, a professor at University of Hawaii, while he was achieving his degree. He was so impressed with him. Jason now is in his third year of med school in Honolulu.I am looking forward to painting some of these wonderful specimens. Previously, I have already painted over 2,000 paintings of mushrooms!Warm wishes, Leona Julian
—Mycotaxon. What a delightful book! will do much to promote enthusiasm for mycology in Hawai`i and the authors and publishers are to be congratulated on its realization