The great book of mushrooms from Quebec and Eastern Canada

Description

Having become over the years the reference work par excellence, The Great Book of Mushrooms of Quebec and Eastern Canada is a true bible that will satisfy both the beginner looking for easy to recognize edible species and the experienced mycologist. who wants to push their research further. It has a new look here by presenting more than 1200 species of mushrooms with many new photos, but above all following a new classification which makes it easy to consult. This distribution of species into 22 groups according to common characteristics visible to the naked eye has already been successfully adopted by numerous circles of mycologists here and elsewhere.

The book opens with a practical visual key to the main genera of mushrooms covered, then focuses on the history, classification, determination, collection and consumption. All mushrooms are then the subject of a complete sheet describing the macroscopic characteristics (cap, gills, stem, color and flavor of the flesh) and microscopic characteristics, habitat, period of occurrence, abundance and edibility. .

A tireless researcher, Raymond McNeil devoted his life to raising awareness of the nature around us, influencing the work of generations of biologists and managers in America. Author of nearly 150 publications in specialized journals, he was director of the Montreal Ecological Search Center (CREM), then director of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Montreal for several years. Retiring with the status of professor emeritus, he devoted himself to a long-standing passion, mycology. This work is the fruit of more than forty years of observation and involvement, among others on the board of directors of the Cercle des mycologues de Montréal, of which he was president. It undoubtedly constitutes an invaluable heritage for future generations.

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Author: Raumond Mcneil
Publication date: March 2019
Editor: Quintin Michel
ISBN: 9782897623012