An essential reference for mushroom enthusiasts, hikers, and naturalists

Mushrooms of the Southeast is a compact, beautifully illustrated guide packed with descriptions and photographs of hundreds of the region's most important mushrooms. In addition to profiles on individual species, the book also includes a general discussion and definition of fungi, information on where to find mushrooms and collection guidelines, an overview of fungus ecology, and information on mushroom poisoning and how to avoid it.

• Fully illustrates 330 species and discusses more than 1,000 of the region's most conspicuous, distinctive, interesting, and ecologically important mushrooms
• Covers northern Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia
• Helpful keys for identification
• Clear, color-coded layout