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Puffballs, earthstars, stinkhorns, and other gasteroid fungi of eastern North America / Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, William C. Roody, Dianna G. Smith.

De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2025 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bessette, Alan E., author.
Bessette, Arleen R., author.
Roody, William C., author.
Smith, Dianna G., author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Basidiomycetes--Atlantic Coast (North America)--Identification.
Basidiomycetes.
Basidiomycota--Atlantic Coast (North America)--Identification.
Basidiomycota.
Mushrooms--Atlantic Coast (North America)--Identification.
Mushrooms.
Basidiomycetes--Atlantic Coast (North America)--Phylogeny.
Basidiomycetes--Atlantic Coast (North America)--Pictorial works.
Genre:
field guides.
Field guides.
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color), color map
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2025.
Summary:
"Gasteroid mushrooms are a group of genetically diverse fungi that produce their spores inside their bodies"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Geographic area covered by this book
What are gasteroid fungi?
Phylogenetic background to gasteroid fungi
The perplexing name changes
How to use this book
Explanation and use of the keys
Color key to the major groups of gasteroid fungi
Species descriptions and illustrations
Puffballs
Earthballs
Earthstars and similar fungi
Bird's nest fungi
Stinkhorns
Miscellaneous gasteroid fungi
Appendix A. Microscopic identification
Appendix B. Chemical reagents
Appendix C. Phylogenies of gasteroid and similar fungi
Glossary
Index to common names
Index to scientific names.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 16, 2025).
Other Format:
Print version: Bessette, Alan E. Puffballs, earthstars, stinkhorns, and other gasteroid fungi of eastern North America
ISBN:
9781477331279
9781477331286
1477331271
147733128X
OCLC:
1482271910
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license

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