Mushrooms and Truffles of the Southwest

by Jack S. States

Book Overview

The American Southwest is not usually thought of as a habitat for mushrooms, yet its various life zones are home to a surprising number of fungi and related species. This first book on the region's mushrooms and truffles provides descriptions and color illustrations for 156 major species and additional descriptive references for 155 more. Also included are selected slime molds and lichens, which, like truffles, usually are not covered in mushroom...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816511926
• ISBN13: 9780816511921
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"