Edible and poisonous mushrooms of the world By Ian R. Hall, Steven L. Stephenson, Peter K. Buchanan, Wang Yun and Anthony L.J. Cole ISBN 0881925861 published in 2003 by Timber Press, colour, hardcover, 371 pages Price $A69.95 plus $A11 postage within Australia, overseas postage please request a quote

This book is a well rounded look at mushrooms, including their cultivation, ethno-botanical uses, and the fascinating roles they play in nature. The authors provide expert advice on how to identify and distinguish between edible and poisonous wild mushrooms and how to record important details, with suggestions for taking photographs and preparing spore prints. More than 250 stunning photographs accompany the text.

About the authors

Ian Hall is a scientist with Crop and Food Research at Invermay, New Zealand specialising in edible mushrooms and mycorrhizas.

Steve Stephenson is a professor of biology at Fairmont State College, West Virginia, USA.

Peter Buchanan is a mycologist at the Mt. Albert Research Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.

Wang Yun is a mycologist at the Invermay Agricultural Centre, New Zealand.

Tony Cole is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Canterbury, UK.

Table of contents

• Warnings
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Cultivating mushrooms (pages 27-92)
• Collecting wild mushrooms (pages 93-118)
• A list of wild mushrooms (pages 119-300)
• Conversion chart
• Chinese names of mushrooms
• Helpful addresses
• Web sites
• References and further reading
• About the authors
• Index