Book description
The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series
returns with a fresh new look and updated material.
This is the perfect pocket guide for nature and foraging enthusiasts
keen to identify the most commonly found mushrooms and toadstools in
Britain and northern Europe.
Authoritative text, beautiful photographs and detailed illustrations
show the distinguishing features of each mushroom and toadstool,
including details of size, habitat and when it can be found, whether it
is edible or poisonous and most importantly, which similar species it
can be confused with and why.
This new edition builds on the strengths of the unrivalled original,
now expanded to include over 240 species of mushroom and toadstool. As
a lecturer at Sheffield University and elsewhere, Patrick Harding leads
courses on subjects ranging from identification of fungi, flowers and
trees, to plants in medicine, the plant hunters and nature photography.
His previous books include How to Identify Edible Mushrooms, Mushroom
Miscellany and Wild Flowers of the Peak District.
