Description
For the first time, a definitive field guide to Australian fungi covering more than 500 fungi species with 548 superb color photographs. All fungi photographed in their natural environment – many for the first time with information on fungal biology, ecology, classification, distribution, roles of fungi in nature, and spore prints.
Descriptions cover size, range, shape, and habitat information as well as spore print color, spore descriptions, and a pictorial guide to groups. The book is a culmination of many decades of fieldwork and study and is the most comprehensive photographic field guide on Australian fungi yet published.
About the Author
Bruce Fuhrer is a well-known naturalist and one of Australia’s leading botanical photographers. He is the author, co-author, and illustrator of several botanical publications on fungi, mosses, liverworts, and wildflowers. He worked in the School of Biology at Monash University for 25 years and was awarded an Honorary Master of Science degree by Monash University in 1988. In 1989, he was awarded The Australian Natural History Medallion.
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