Mushrooms : The Natural and Human World of British Fungi.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (274 pages)
- British Wildlife Collection .
- British Wildlife Collection .
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1. A fungal autobiography -- 2. Meet the mushrooms -- 3. What's in a name? -- 4. Mushrooms on parade -- 5. What mushroom is that? -- 6. Natural habitats -- 7. In our midst: our fungal neighbours -- 8. Earthtongues, waxcaps and hedgehogs: what fungi tell us about the natural environment -- 9. Scarcity and plenty: why some mushrooms are common and others are rare -- 10. Forays amongst the funguses -- 11. The good, the bad and the crazy -- 12. Picking for the pot -- 13. Saving mushrooms -- References and further reading -- Photographic credits -- Index.