AuthorBon, M.
Year1987
TitleThe Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe
ISBN0 340 39935 X
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteA large selection of the commoner and more noticeable macrofungi.
Source351pp, Hodder & Stoughton
IllustrationsColour paintings of fruibodies and line drawings of spores, throughout the book
Review (by Malcolm Storey)

One of the better field guides to macrofungi. A large selection of species (over 1500) are covered. Each species is given a short description and is illustrated with a good colour painting. A useful feature of the work is the line-drawing of a spore which accompanies each description, as spores are so important in fungal identification.

A dozen pages of keys precede the main text, and further keys to familes and larger genera are provided at the appropriate points in the text.

New edition expected imminently.

Examine in the Hand ( Compound Microscope is also useful)

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentBASIDIOMYCETESspore droppersFungi
For identificationCurrent[Macromycetes]larger fungi, macrofungiFungi
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