The Book of Fungi

“The lurid photographs and enticing, offhandedly witty descriptions make the reader want to go out collecting specimens right away."— Popular Science   From morels to chanterelles, toadstools to truffles, fungi have been a source of fascination since the earliest hunter-gatherers first foraged for them. Today there are few, if any, places on Earth where fungi have not found themselves a home—their habitats span the poles and the tropics, mountaintops and backyards.   Packed with facts