{"product_id":"mushroom-finder-identifying-fungi-in-north-america-9780912550411","title":"Mushroom Finder: Identifying Fungi in North America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBegin to identify mushrooms across North America with this pocket-size guide.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're fascinated by fungi or the practice of foraging, then learning to identify mushrooms is essential. While this is not a guide to edible mushrooms, \u003ci\u003eMushroom Finder\u003c\/i\u003e by Jacob Kalichman is a great tool for getting started. The handy, easy-to-use booklet is your first step in identifying mushrooms, helping to provide you with a general identification to mushrooms that are fungus-like in appearance throughout the continental United States and Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot your typical mushroom guide, the booklet is aimed at breadth rather than depth--so you're likely to find the content that you're looking for, but you might not be able to identify a given fungus to its specific species or genus. To that end, \u003ci\u003eMushroom Finder\u003c\/i\u003e provides a dichotomous key to identifying fungi. Simply answer a series of simple questions about the location, shape, or appearance of the mushroom, including its cap, spores, and stem. Along the way, professional illustrations by Roo Vandegrift help you arrive at a positive general identification.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis guide is applicable to mushrooms that are or look like a fungus, that are at least 5mm tall or wide, that have feelable thickness in all directions (unlike leaf spots), and that are still fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStep-by-step guide to identifying fungi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eMore than 300 types of fungi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eProfessional line illustrations with key markings for identification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eSmall format that fits into a pocket or pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacob Kalichman\u003c\/b\u003e is a field mycologist from California and Tennessee. While studying logic at Stanford University in 2010, he became devoted as an amateur to wild mushroom identification and photography. With an ongoing interest in identifying gilled mushrooms in difficult genera, he has also taken up digesting and sharing updates in mycological taxonomy. He compiled a compendium of generic names of agarics and Agaricales, published as a paper in 2020 and continually updated. He also maintains suggested common names and associated guidelines for North American fungi. He wrote the current edition of the \u003ci\u003eNational Audubon Society Mushrooms of North America.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoo Vandegrift\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is a queer scientist and illustrator. He received his doctorate in mycology from the University of Oregon and is best known for his research in tropical ecology and the fungal family Xylariaceae. As a National Geographic Explorer, Roo coordinated a multi-disciplinary expedition to the Los Cedros Biological Reserve in Ecuador, and he is producing the forthcoming documentary film \u003ci\u003eMarrow of the Mountain.\u003c\/i\u003e He is currently the Plant Pathologist at the USDA Plant Inspection Station in San Diego.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nature Study Guild Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50895458500882,"sku":"9780912550411","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ae3bb181-2d5b-4ebb-bfb2-faa6f5e0bc17.jpg?v=1738272581","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mushroom-finder-identifying-fungi-in-north-america-9780912550411","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}