Plant Life category: 1095 books
Wild Mushroom Cookbook
Soups, Stir-Fries, and Full Courses from the Forest to the Frying Pan
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
You’ve spent the summer picking mushrooms in the forest, gaze sweeping along the trunks of trees and a basket of mushrooms dangling from the crook of your arm-but what next? With storerooms and cellar overflowing with chanterelles, porcini, and boletes, how do you prepare these delicacies of nature...
Edible Mushrooms
A Forager's Guide to the Wild Fungi of Britain and Europe
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2017
An up-to-date, comprehensive and brilliantly illustrated book on fungi foraging in Britain and Europe. It covers every known edible species, and all the poisonous groups, as well as a few very common species and a handful of mushrooms included for their interesting or unusual characteristics. - Identify...
by T. W. Sanders
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
This book has been written to meet the requirements of amateur gardeners who need guidance as to the various methods of growing mushrooms for home consumption. It contains a wealth of information, supplied in a concise and lucid manner, on the culture of the mushroom on ridges or beds in the open...
Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard
The Mysterious World of Mushrooms, Molds, and Mycologists
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2002
Stinkhorns, puffballs, the "corpse finder," deadly galerina, Satan's bolete, birch conks, black mold, the old man of the woods--the world of fungi is infinitely varied and not a little weird. Now, in Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard, Nicholas Money introduces readers to a dazzling array of fungi, from brewer's...
by Katya Arnold, Sam Swope
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
Mushrooms are exciting to find, beautiful to look at, fascinating to identify, and delicious to eat. When you know what to look for, a mushroom hunt is as safe and enjoyable as a treasure hunt. Katya Arnold ranges through the world to find hundreds of varieties of mushrooms, as well as fascinating...
California Mushrooms
The Comprehensive Identification Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2016
Winner of the CBHL Award of Excellence
California is one of the most ecologically rich and diverse regions of North America, and home to hundreds of species of mushrooms. In California Mushrooms, mycologist experts Dennis Desjardin, Michael Wood, and Fred Stevens provide over 1100 species profiles,...
Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States
A Field Guide to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2019
The weather patterns and topography of America's Gulf Coast create favorable growing conditions for thousands of species of mushrooms, but the complete region has generally gone unchartered when it comes to mycology. Mushrooms of the Gulf Coast States at last delivers an in-depth, high-quality, user-friendly...
by Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, Michael W. Hopping
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2018
Mushrooms in the wild present an enticing challenge: some are delicious, others are deadly, and still others take on almost unbelievable forms. This field guide introduces 650 mushrooms found in the Carolinas--more than 50 of them appearing in a field guide for the first time--using clear language...
by Elizabeth Lawlor
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2008
Fun and informative activities for all ages. A handy collection for any season of the year.
Food You Can Forage
Edible Plants to Harvest, Cook and Enjoy
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
When you know where to look, each season Nature provides a generous spread of tasty treats ripe for the picking. Foraging can be an adventure for the entire family, and Food You Can Forage is packed with photos, illustrations and useful information to help you identify and find food in the wild, as...
Feders fantastische Stadtpflanzen
Neue Entdeckungstouren mit dem Extrembotaniker
Language: German
Release Date: March 26, 2016
Nicht nur auf Feld und Wiesen finden sich die erstaunlichsten Pflanzen – auch vor unserer Haustür, auf dem Grünstreifen neben der Ampel oder im kleinen Park um die Ecke gedeihen die faszinierendsten Gewächse. Jürgen Feder lädt uns mit seiner ansteckenden Leidenschaft auf zehn Stadtrundgänge...
Welche Beeren und Wildkräuter sind das?
130 essbare Pflanzen und Beeren einfach bestimmen
Language: German
Release Date: February 14, 2019
Der praktische und kompetente Naturführer für unterwegs - empfohlen vom NABU. Ausführlich: sicheres Erkennen der 130 bekanntesten heimischen Wildpflanzen und Beeren. Überzeugend: alle typischen Merkmale auf einen Blick. Treffsicher: eindeutiges Bestimmen mit dem bewährten KOSMOS-Farbcode.
Wooden Domes
History and Modern Times
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
This monograph presents a state-of-the-art analysis of eco-friendly and aesthetic structures in wooden dome construction. The author demonstrates that the further development of wooden structures depends on both supplementing the testing of wood as a heterogeneous material, as well as on further improvement...
Wood Characteristics
Description, Causes, Prevention, Impact on Use and Technological Adaptation
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2014
This book offers a broad range of options for technically adapting, handling and processing wood with specific wood characteristics. It starts by discussing wood anatomy and the general factors leading to the formation of wood characteristics. The individual characteristics are then categorized...