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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.
- 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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