Fabulous field guide for the western US

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	• Mushrooms Demystified (Limited Edition) David Arora Ten Speed Pr, 1986 average customer review:based on 41 reviews
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highly recommended

the best. must have. period

you should have more than one field guide, and if you live in north america, Mushrooms Demystified should be one of them.this book is the best mushroom field guide i have used. It is the most informative and thorough. aurora gives more than ample descriptions of genus and individual species, helpful tips, background info, humor, everything. the photographs are excellent (although some are unfortunatly in black and white). it would be even more helpful if you happen to live on the west coast but i still consider it a must have for anywhere in north america. i use it in conjuction with Mushrooms of west virginia and the central appalachians by william c. roody and Mushroooms of northearstern North America by the Bessetes and David W. Fischer. i have also used Mushrooms of north america by orson K. Miller (a cursory field guide, nothing more), and george barron's northeastern mushroom guide (whatever the exact title is), which i srongly advise against buying (i returned it and now i'm going to give it a bad review as well)

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Fabulous field guide for the western US

This book is indispensible for mushroom hunting on the west coast. I had a copy of the first edition for 10+ years and wore it to a scotch-taped frazzle. I finally treated myself to the second edition, and I'm so glad I did! This one has more species, more photos, and an expanded geographic scope (more info on SW and mountain states, and the rest of the US to a lesser extent).

Unfortunately, I recently moved to the southeast. I still turn to Arora for rough ID, but it can't be denied that Mushrooms Demystified is not as helpful in this area. But until I find a good comprehensive field guide to the region, MD will still be my standby.

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Excellent

Fun and Fancy. Can't be beat, especially for the Pacific Northwest.

I have three of these books!

This year I'm the president of the Colorado Mycological Society and I believe that this book is essential for any mushroom enthusiast! Personally, I have three of them (one for work, one for home, and one for my truck!) and am looking for another to give away as a gift (if someone sells a used one real cheap!). It is the most complete 'atlas' of mushroom identification that you can buy.

Check out my mushroom website at http://www.capsandstems.com

The Greatest

Mushrooms Demystified is the most useful single book I know of on the subject. The dicotomous keys are a powerful identification tool, and the descriptions are right on target. From beginning concepts such as "What is a fungus?" to technical microscopic details, Mushrooms Demystified is accurate and easy to understand. Humor and wit round out the text which is wonderfully well written. It is not a picture book, but it does have enough pictures to make a positive identification. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in the intriguing kingdom of fungi. Im wearing out my second copy.

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