Fungi of Temperate Europe: Volume 1+2

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The wheels are an effective way of summarizing key information (ecological group, substrate, spore and cystidia shape, general macro appearance) for large numbers of groups, be they genera or otherwise. A recent reviewer claimed that they represent keys that you work from the inner zone outward. But I don’t see how they could work that way — who first looks at cystidia before the overall appearance? But they do allow you to see at a glance, for instance, what makes a hydropus different from a hodophilus. The authors have generously made all the wheels available as a large (~180 MB) PDF file at www.mycokey.com. Large printouts of them would be excellent additions to mushroom displays at forays and exhibits. A]nyone who has an interest in mushrooms should own this . . . amazing [book]."—Steve Trudell, Mycophile In this beautifully illustrated introductory guide, Jens Petersen shows how to successfully identify and forage for edible mushrooms, and then how to prepare them for the table to ensure a delicious culinary experience, even if you’re a first-time forager. The book uses ‘form group’ to identify and present the fungi rather than exclusively strict taxonomic groups; what influenced you to use form groups and fungi wheels?

This is the third volume in Geoffrey Kibby’s excellent series on Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe. It is identical in format to volume one and volume two with species accounts being illustrated with paintings, principally to highlight important characters that are sometimes difficult to ascertain from a photograph. The book is also unique in illustrating microscopic features next to each painting. This is a really practical book that will be a boon to field mycologists, especially in temperate regions. . . . something all field mycologists who see it will want to have on the bench near their microscopes when making identifications. The authors are to be congratulated on this truly remarkable achievement, making their many years of practical experience in macrofungal identification available to mycologists at large." IMA FungusSimply takes your breath away. . . . the greatest strength of Fungi of Temperate Europe lies in its illustrations, which, I repeat, are simply glorious."—Peter Marren, British Wildlife Nicely produced with many excellent colour photographs. It contains a comprehensive introduction, explaining what fungi are, habitats where they are found, how to collect and cook fungi, and legal aspects of collection."—Christopher J. McInerny, The Glasgow Naturalist l RUG01 L RUG01 m BOOK x WE 1 WE11 2 WE11D 3 WE11D.SM.6.0.2.0/019(1) 5 2856831-10 8 20201014 f 01 F magazijn/LOAN h v.1

Jens H. Petersen is a mycologist, graphic designer, and photographer. He taught mycology at Aarhus University for more than 20 years and is the author of The Kingdom of Fungi (Princeton). Petersen and Læssøe co-created the online identification tool MycoKeyMushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Volume 3 forms part of a now proposed 4 volume series on Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe, and is the second volume to deal with the gilled fungi, the agarics. All the volumes include both common as well as rare and occasionally found examples, with a bias to including those not found in other field guides or new to science. As Geoffrey himself recommends, the books also work well used in conjunction with complementary reference works that have good keys, such as Fungi of Temperate Europeand Fung Nordica (currently out of print) Fungi of Temperate Europe is one of the most comprehensive mycological guides ever published. Featuring more than 7,000 photographs, this lavish two-volume set treats more than 2,800 species of fungi across the region. l RUG01 L RUG01 m BOOK x WE 1 WE11 2 WE11D 3 WE11D.SM.6.0.2.0/019(2) 5 2856831-20 8 20201014 f 01 F magazijn/LOAN h v.2 Including agarics, boletes, chanterelles and morels but also more obscure groups such as cyphelloids, cup fungi, pyrenomycetous fungi and hysterioids, this guide takes an unprecedentedly broad approach to communicating fungal diversity. All species are illustrated with one or more photographs and information is given on morphology, ecology and distribution within temperate Europe. Furthermore, 1,500+ species are discussed as potential look-alikes. The books are divided into eighty “form groups,” each starting with an innovative comparison wheel with guiding photos, distinguishing characteristics and drawings of essential microscopic features. Poisonous and edible species are colour coded within the text".

Since morphology matters to these Danish mycologists, you won’t be surprised to learn that virtually every one of the 7,000 photos is extremely sharp. As previously indicated, many of those photos offer close-ups of important diagnostic features; every one of them also has a scale bar so that you can immediately determine the size of the species in question. With respect to the abbreviated text, it includes the up-to-date binomial of each species, its physical characters, habitat, distribution, spore size, lookalikes, and whether it’s common or rare. Speaking of rarity, the text also includes a subject altogether alien to North American mycology— conservation status. Overall, (no pun intended!), I’d say that it would be a worthwhile book to have in anyone’s mycological library. Fungi of Temperate Europe is one of the most comprehensive mycological guides ever published. Featuring more than 7,000 photographs, this lavish two-volume set treats more than 2,800 species of fungi across the region. Including agarics, boletes, chanterelles and morels but also more obscure groups such as cyphelloids, cup fungi, pyrenomycetous fungi and hysterioids, this guide takes an unprecedentedly broad approach to communicating fungal diversity. All species are illustrated with one or more photographs and information is given on morphology, ecology and distribution within temperate Europe. Furthermore, 1,500+ species are discussed as potential look-alikes. The books are divided into eighty 'form groups,' each starting with an innovative comparison wheel with guiding photos, distinguishing characteristics and drawings of essential microscopic features. Poisonous and edible species are colour coded within the text. Revealing the world of fungi in all its splendour, Fungi of Temperate Europe is a must-have resource for any amateur or professional mycologist." -- Provided by publisher. Dewey: 579.6094 23 Onderwerp: Fungi Europe Identification. (source)lcshLike most single volume books, it can only show a small percentage of what is out there, but what is included is informative and well thought out. Thomas Læssøe is a mycologist and senior researcher at the Natural History Museum of Denmark. He has previously been a senior scientific officer at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and associate professor at the University of Copenhagen. He is the author of several guide books. Including agarics, boletes, chanterelles and morels but also more obscure groups such as cyphelloids, cup fungi, pyrenomycetous fungi and hysterioids, this guide takes an unprecedentedly broad approach to communicating fungal diversity. All species are illustrated with one or more photographs and information is given on morphology, ecology and distribution within temperate Europe. Furthermore, 1,500+ species are discussed as potential look-alikes. The books are divided into eighty “form groups,” each starting with an innovative comparison wheel with guiding photos, distinguishing characteristics and drawings of essential microscopic features. Poisonous and edible species are colour coded within the text. Authors, Thomas Læssøe and Jens H Petersen have spent the last five years creating the wonderful two volumes set: Fungi of Temperate Europe. They have taken the time to answer our questions about this monumental and daunting project. Scientists using modern DNA methods tend to split fungal genera into more and more narrow entities. As these are based on base pairs they may be absolutely devoid of morphological characteristics and thus impossible to work with for non-scientists. Thus any attempt to approach fungal identification in a strictly phylogenetic way will fail. It is for example impossible to construct a well functioning identification key to genera of fungi (we have been there several times, tried that and failed). This lead us to develop the multi-access computer key MycoKey ( www.mycokey.com) and now later to try to convert the learning from MycoKey into book form.