© 2008-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Covers Oregon, Washington, southern British Columbia, Idaho, and western-most Montana, Essential reference for mushroom enthusiasts, hikers, and naturalists. (George F. Atkinson 1903). Fast, FREE delivery, video streaming, music, and much more. However, this book is not my favorite. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. After all, you want a good one so you can trust the ID.With a plethora of books on the market, it is hard to know which ones are worth the money. I do like most of the pictures and the descriptions are nice, but looking up mushrooms and fungus is not an easy task, hence the 3/5 stars. ), Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2017. Could be better if they didnt organize it by just the ltin ... Could be better if they didnt organize it by just the ltin names and were more clear on which were edible. Great photos. Steve Trudell is affiliate curator in the Burke Museum Herbarium at the University of Washington. Please try again. However, this Mushrooms … I do like most of the pictures and the descriptions are nice, but looking up mushrooms and fungus is not an easy task, hence the 3/5 stars. Mushrooms of the Northwest: A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms (Mushroom Guides), Pacific Northwest Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Alaska Blueberries to Wild Hazelnuts (Regional Foraging Series), National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms (National Audubon Society Field Guides), Foraging Mushrooms Washington: Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild Mushrooms (Foraging Series), Foraging Mushrooms Oregon: Finding, Identifying, and Preparing Edible Wild Mushrooms (Foraging Series), Trees and Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest (A Timber Press Field Guide), Mushrooming without Fear: The Beginner's Guide to Collecting Safe and Delicious Mushrooms, Describes more than 450 species of the region’s most conspicuous, distinctive interesting, and ecologically important mushrooms. He writes for several mycological publications and frequently serves as foray mycologist and lecturer for mycological societies. Unable to add item to List. I gave it a second star as the photos are large, and it does educate you on identification. Lay-flat binding means pages won't want to fall out after only a little usage. In order to navigate out of this carousel, please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2015. The best guides are ones that focus regionally instead of nationally or worldwide.Regional guides are easier to use, focused, and generally have more pictures, which is always good.When it … Thus, Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest is a much-needed, color-illustrated guide to the mushrooms of our region, providing general information on their ecology and identification. The most characteristic part of the PNW biological region, however, lies north of a line that roughly coincides with the 44th parallel of latitude, extending eastward from Florence to Springfield/Eugene to Bend to Ontario, Oregon, and then through Boise to Idaho Falls, Idaho. Fast shipping, great quality, decent price, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2015. For most people, the PNW evokes images of towering trees festooned with lichens and clubmosses, dripping from the seemingly incessant rain. Even that is in no way concise. I'm just getting into mushroom hunting and it's a lot of fun. As is, this guide is rather useless to me. Could be better if they didnt organize it by just the ltin ... Could be better if they didnt organize it by just the ltin names and were more clear on which were edible. Three books that appeared in the 1970s and early 1980s have had a particularly wide impact—Mushrooms of North America (Orson K. Miller, Jr. 1972), The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms (Gary H. Lincoff 1981), and Mushrooms Demystified (David Arora 1979 and 1986)—and the latter, although focused on coastal central California, has received wide use in the PNW. Was a very helpful reference right from the start, well illustrated with easy to follow keys and a good glossary of terminology. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. This item: Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest (A Timber Press Field Guide) by Steve Trudell Flexibound $20.91. While almost all cultures have developed a system of common names for their most notable edible and poisonous mushrooms, none have assigned names to all mushrooms, so the overwhelming majority have no common names. I am very disappointed that it does not include if the mushroom is poisonous or not. Cover is robust and should wear well. Same for my buddy. Because of these lifestyles, mushrooms play major roles in the functioning of ecosystems where they provide nutrients to trees and other plants, recycle those nutrients by breaking down wood and other plant materials, and cause damage as plant pathogens.