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Author Young, Tony, author

Title A field guide to the fungi of Australia / written by A. M. Young ; illustrated by Kay Smith
Published Sydney : UNSW Press, 2005

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Description xvi, 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 22 cm
regular print
Contents Machine derived contents note: 1 The Kingdom Of The Fungi -- 1 Introduction -- 7 Divisions within the Macrofungi -- 9 Collecting, Describing and Preserving Fungi -- 15 Some Fungal Facts -- 21 Fungi On The Menu -- 23 Classification And The Scientific Names -- Of Fungi -- 33 Keys To The Species -- 33 Toxicity Key -- 56 Species Descriptions -- 56 The 'Jelly' Fungi -- 69 The 'Polyporoid' Fungi -- 82 The 'Leathery' Fungi -- 85 The 'Coral' Fungi -- 94 The 'Toothed' Fungi -- 95 The 'Wrinkled' FungĂ˝ or Chanterelles -- 98 The Agarics -- 187 The Boletes -- 193 The Phalloid or 'Stinkhorn' Fungi -- 203 The 'Gasteroid' and 'Bird's Nest' Fungi -- 218 Division Ascomycota -- 229 Division Myxomycota
Summary This book highlights an often overlooked, but remarkable, aspect of our natural world: Australia's fungi. Many are brightly coloured, some fluorescent, some are elegant, others squat, some fragrant, more still are highly toxic. This field guide showcases many of these species in all their splendour
Analysis Fungi
Reference works
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-236) and index
Subject Botanical illustration.
Fungi -- Australia -- Identification.
Fungi -- Identification.
Mycology -- Australia.
c -- Australia -- Identification
Author Smith, Kay, illustrator
LC no. 2006411384
ISBN 9780868407425 (paperback)
Other Titles Fungi of Australia