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A Field Guide to Australian Fungi

Field Guide to Australian Fungi  
Bruce Fuhrer  

548 Colour photographs, Glossary, Bibliography, Index
360 pages, 235 x 153 mm
Publisher: Bloomings Books
2005


    Paperback - ISBN: 9781876473518 - AU $ 49.95
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Description
For the first time, a definitive field guide covering more than 500 fungi species with 548 superb colour photographs. All fungi photographed in their natural environment – many for the first time with information on fungal biology, ecology, classification, distribution, roles of fungi in nature, and spore prints.

Descriptions cover size, range, shape, habitat information as well as spore print colour, spore descriptions and a pictorial guide to groups.

A Field Guide to Australian Fungi is the culmination of many decades of field work and study and is the most comprehensive photographic field guide on Australian fungi yet published.

Features

  • More than 500 fungus species described, including slime moulds
  • 548 superb colour photographs illustrating many fungi for the first time
  • All fungi photographed in their natural environment
  • Information on fungal biology and ecology and more
  • Illustrated guide to main groups
  • Sample of notes recording fungus data collected in the field

    Contents
    Introduction
    Pictorial guide to groups
    Section 1: Basidiomycota
    1.1 Fungi with simple gills
    1.2 Fungi with forked gills
    1.3Fleshy pore-fungi
    1.4 Coral fungi

    1.4.1 Clavaria and allies
    1.4.2 Ramaria and allies
    1.5 Puffballs and allies
    1.5.1 Simple puffballs
    1.5.2 Earth Stars
    1.5.3 Hard-skinned puffballs
    1.5.4 Bird’s-nest fungi
    1.5.5 Stalked puffballs
    1.5.6 Stinkhorns
    1.6 Underground or truffle-like fungi
    1.7 Spine fungi
    1.8 Woody pore-fungi & Bracket-fungi
    1.9 Leathery shelf-fungi
    1.10 Trumpet fungi
    1.11Jelly fungi
    Section 2: Ascomycota
    Section 3: Myxomycotas
    Glossary
    Further reading
    Index

    Reviews
    “All the colours of the rainbow are depicted in marvellous images and combined with authoritative text resulting from a lifetime of observation. This publication will enable people to experience the fantastic world of fungi at a range of levels...”
    Rodger Elliot

    Author Information
    Bruce Fuhrer is a well known naturalist and one of Australia’s leading botanical photographers. He is the author, co-author and illustrator of several botanical publications on fungi, mosses liverworts and wildflowers. He worked in the School of Biology at Monash University for 25 years and was awarded an Honorary Master of Science degree by Monash University in1988. In 1989 he was awarded The Australian Natural History medallion.

    Related Titles
     Dictionary of the Fungi    Fungi of Australia: The Smut Fungi    Fungi of Australia: Septoria    Flora of Australia Volume 51    Fungi of Australia: Hygrophoraceae   A Field Guide to the Fungi of Australia  

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