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Milk mushrooms of North America : a field identification guide to the genus Lactarius

Authors:Alan E. Bessette, David B. Harris, Arleen R. Bessette

Summary:"A field guide to the milk mushrooms of North America. Featuring over 150 species and varieties, it includes detailed descriptions and more than 250 photographs. Suitable for both amateur mushroom enthusiasts and professional mycologists, it includes sections for species related to Lactarius and hyperparasites of the genus." -- Publisher's description

Print Book, English, 2009

Edition:1st ed View all formats and editions

Publisher: Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, N.Y., 2009

Genre:Handbook

Physical Description:xiii, 297 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

ISBN:

9780815632290, 0815632290

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:318874448

Subjects:

Champignons Amérique du Nord Identification Guides, manuels, etc

Guides et manuels

Handbooks and manuals

Lactaires Amérique du Nord Identification

Lactarius North America Identification Handbooks, manuals, etc

Mushrooms North America Identification Handbooks, manuals, etc

Additional Physical Form Entry:

Online version:

Milk mushrooms of North America.

Bessette, Alan.

Contents:

Introduction to the genus Lactarius

The genus Lactarius defined

Identification features

Ecology

Edibility of Lactarius species

Notes on the descriptions of species and varieties

Field characteristics of Lactarius species

Information about the field keys to Lactarius species

Regional key to Lactarius species and their relatives

Keys to eastern Lactarius species

Keys to western Lactarius species

Species and varieties: descriptions

Genera and species related to Lactarius

Hyperparasites of the genus Lactarius