A unique photographic guide to the fungi of Britain and Northwest Europe
Whether you are a fungi fanatic or a mycologist in the making, this guide is an ideal home and field reference.
Deciphering the delicious and the deadly is simple with this clear and concise guide.
With selections of fungi native to the UK and Europe, you can be sure that wherever you are, this guide will be an invaluable companion.
Number of Pages:
296
RRP:
£9.99
Published Date:
03 Jun 2004
Dimensions:
100 x 191mm
ISBN:
9780751336962
Format
Paperback Hardback
Author
Jacky Active Member
Registered: September 2006 Location: Plymouth Posts: 43
Review Date: Tue 16, January, 2007
Would you recommend it? Yes |
Total Spent: £3.99| Rating: 9
Strengths:
Clear photographs and idenitifcation descriptions
Weaknesses:
Lists what you can confuse a fungi with, but doesn't have it in the book to compare.
I picked this up cheaply in a local garden centre and it is my book of choice for taking out into the field with me.
Of course it can't compare to Roger Phillips' book - what can? - but for a handy sized book to take with you and give you a really good idea of what you're looking at it's great.
It has clear photographs and gives an adequate description and a clear guide as to when and where, spore colour etc, as well as whether or not it's edible.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who needs a good field guide - it even has some of the rarer Red Data fungi that you would think a smaller book might omit.
The Black Rabbit Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: May 2007 Location: Hidden in the clover Posts: 1561
Review Date: Wed 13, February, 2008
Would you recommend it? Yes |
Total Spent: £10.00| Rating: 9
Strengths:
Small size, easy to navigate through in the field, handy size scale on cover
Weaknesses:
Not comprehensive
I agree with Jacky above.
No - its not comprehensive, but will do very nicely as a portable field guide.
To me, being in the field is all about portability, and THIS is one of the clearer, more helpful small books on the market.
Handy size-scale on the cover too, at a reasonable price.
Doug
ron1863 Commander of the Wild Empire
Registered: January 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 3393
Review Date: Sat 6, September, 2008
Would you recommend it? Yes |
Total Spent: £6.99| Rating: 8
Strengths:
Clear and concise, fungi size is compared to the height of the book.
Weaknesses:
Not comprehensive enough but then it is a pocket size book
I echo the above reviewers, an excellent book for carrying around in the field and it fits into a camera bag easily. Good clear photographs but not comprehensive enough but then it is a pocket sized book.
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