Mushrooms of Cape Cod and the National Seashore

by Bessette, Arleen Raines

• ISBN13: 9780815606871
• ISBN10: 0815606877
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr

Author Biography

Alan E. Bessette is a mycologist and professor of biology at Utica College of Syracuse University.

Table of Contents

Sponsors	ix
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	3	(1)
Some Cape Cod History	3	(2)
Habitats on Cape Cod	5	(3)
Mycorrhizal Relationships	8	(1)
Mycological Basics: Learning About Mushrooms	9	(1)
Fungal Anatomy: Parts of a Mushroom	10	(1)
Tools and Tips for Collecting: Clothing and Equipment	11	(1)
When to Collect Mushrooms	11	(1)
Where to Collect Mushrooms	12	(1)
How to Collect Mushrooms	13	(1)
Spore Prints: The Essential Hidden Feature	13	(2)
How to Use the Color Key to the Major Groups of Mushrooms	15	(2)
Color Key to the Major Groups of Mushrooms	17	(10)
Notes on the Descriptions of Illustrated Species	27	(130)
The Major Groups of Mushrooms: Descriptions and Illustrations
Bird's-nest Fungi	31	(1)
Boletes	31	(15)
Carbon Fungi	46	(1)
Chanterelles and Allies	47	(1)
Coral Fungi	48	(1)
Cup and Saucer Fungi	49	(2)
Cushion Fungi	51	(1)
Earth Clubs	51	(1)
Fiber Fans and Vases	52	(1)
Gilled Mushrooms	52	(38)
Morels, False Morels, and Allies	90	(2)
Polypores	92	(6)
Puffballs, Earthballs, Earthstars, and Allies	98	(4)
Rusts and Smuts	102	(1)
Stinkhorns	103	(1)
Tooth Fungi	104	(53)
Glossary	157	(8)
References	165	(2)
Index to Common Names	167	(4)
Index to Scientific Names	171