Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Mushrooms of British Columbia / Andy MacKinnon and Kem Luther.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Royal British Columbia Museum handbookPublisher: Victoria, Canada : Royal BC Museum, 2021Description: 498 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 077267955X
  • 9780772679550
Subject(s): Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in electronic formats.
Summary: "A unique field guide brimming with detailed descriptions, vibrant photos, and fascinating facts about British Columbia's most common and most distinctive mushroom species. With more species of fungi than any other region in Canada, British Columbia is a rich playground for mushroom hunters. Now there's Mushrooms of British Columbia, the newest handbook from the Royal BC Museum. It is perfect for anyone wanting to know more about BC mushrooms, whether for study, harvest, photography or appreciation. Authors and mushroom experts Andy MacKinnon and Kem Luther bring a practical and playful approach to helping people quickly and confidently identify the mushrooms of British Columbia. Common names trump technical terminology, fungi are grouped by overall shape, and written descriptions of more than 350 common species are reinforced with carefully curated diagnostic images. This is the go-to guidebook for anyone, amateur or expert, who loves to study, draw, photograph and eat BC mushrooms."--
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Pacific Northwest Connections Collection QK203.B7 M23 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800184053
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"A unique field guide brimming with detailed descriptions, vibrant photos, and fascinating facts about British Columbia's most common and most distinctive mushroom species. With more species of fungi than any other region in Canada, British Columbia is a rich playground for mushroom hunters. Now there's Mushrooms of British Columbia, the newest handbook from the Royal BC Museum. It is perfect for anyone wanting to know more about BC mushrooms, whether for study, harvest, photography or appreciation. Authors and mushroom experts Andy MacKinnon and Kem Luther bring a practical and playful approach to helping people quickly and confidently identify the mushrooms of British Columbia. Common names trump technical terminology, fungi are grouped by overall shape, and written descriptions of more than 350 common species are reinforced with carefully curated diagnostic images. This is the go-to guidebook for anyone, amateur or expert, who loves to study, draw, photograph and eat BC mushrooms."--

Issued also in electronic formats.

Powered by Koha