Alan E. Bessette, William C. Roody, and Arleen R. Bessette
Paper $45.00s
| 978-0-8156-3244-3
| 2010
Cloth $95.00s
| 0-8156-0588-9
| 2000
Reviews
"The first comprehensive guide to a major group of
wild mushrooms, the boletes, in North America. . . .
Amateurs and professionals concerned with boletes
will consider this book a standard reference."
—Choice
"A must for bolete lovers of all persuasions."
—Plant Science Bulletin
Description
North American Boletes is the first comprehensive guide to an extraordinary
and highly prized group of mushrooms known for their
beautiful colors, distinctive features, relative abundance, and edibility.
The scope of this work goes beyond the identification of
species. The authors consider the symbiotic relationship that boletes
share with higher plants and trees, their geographical distribution,
and new information regarding the macrochemical test reactions
of the boletes; they also describe several new species. The book’s
combination of aesthetically appealing and scientifically accurate
color photographs and extensive descriptions makes it a standard
reference work for bolete identification in North America.
Authors
Alan E. Bessette is a mycologist and professor emeritus of biology
at Utica College and is the author of numerous books, including
Mushrooms of the Southeastern United States and Milk Mushrooms
of North America: A Field Identification Guide to the Genus
Lactarius, both published by Syracuse University Press.
William C. Roody is the author of numerous books, including Mushrooms of the
Southeastern United States.
Arleen R. Bessette is a mycologist and botanical photographer. She is the author of eleven books, including The Rainbow Beneath My Feet: A Mushroom Dyer’s Field Guide, also
published by Syracuse University Press.
396 pages, 2 black-and-white and 454 color illustrations, appendixes, glossary, references, indexes
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