Identification of the Larger Fungi

Contents: 1.Agarics and their relatives. 2. Bracket fungi and their relatives. Appendix. Glossary.

This is one of a series of books intended to introduce field-biology to students, particularly the sixth form and early university student. The present work is ecologically biased in order to emphasize a rather  neglected aspect of the higher fungi.

The present work is arranged in three parts the agarics are dealt with first, the moon-agarics next, both with particular reference to their major habitat  preferences, and lastly a catalogue of those more specialized habitats which are frequently encountered. All parts are supported at the end  by lists in tabular form of those species expected to be found in any one habitat. Keys to the major groups, families and genera, are included to widen the scope of the book and place the examples chosen and illustrated in the text in their position in classification. (jacket)