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Fungi : discover the science and secrets behind the world of mushrooms / Lynne Boddy and Ali Ashby.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLondon, UK : Dorling Kindersley, 2023Description: 303 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780241612965
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QK 603 .B63 2023
Contents:
Introduction -- Discover -- Live -- Interact -- Change -- Walk -- Find -- Grow -- Celebrate -- Heal --Use
Summary: "A stunning, authoritative book on the fungal kingdom, uncovering the hidden world of more than 300 global species. Discover the fascinating stories behind some 300 species of fungi and understand the world of mushrooms like never before! Did you know that fungi put the fizz in champagne and the flavour in chocolate? Fungi is everywhere we look: in a forest, under the sea, and in the kitchen. In this beautiful book, leading fungal biologists Professor Lynne Boddy and Dr Ali Ashby bring you closer to 300 species of mushrooms and lichens through fascinating facts, mushroom datasets, and detailed illustrations. Discover some of the fastest speeds in nature, specimens that glow in the dark, and fungi that clean up oil spills. Humans have had a close relationship with mushrooms for thousands of years. Bringing together technology, medicine, food, culture, and nature, this fascinating book will open your eyes to the wonders of the hidden kingdom all around us"-- Publisher's description.
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Includes index.

Introduction -- Discover -- Live -- Interact -- Change -- Walk -- Find -- Grow -- Celebrate -- Heal --Use

"A stunning, authoritative book on the fungal kingdom, uncovering the hidden world of more than 300 global species. Discover the fascinating stories behind some 300 species of fungi and understand the world of mushrooms like never before! Did you know that fungi put the fizz in champagne and the flavour in chocolate? Fungi is everywhere we look: in a forest, under the sea, and in the kitchen. In this beautiful book, leading fungal biologists Professor Lynne Boddy and Dr Ali Ashby bring you closer to 300 species of mushrooms and lichens through fascinating facts, mushroom datasets, and detailed illustrations. Discover some of the fastest speeds in nature, specimens that glow in the dark, and fungi that clean up oil spills. Humans have had a close relationship with mushrooms for thousands of years. Bringing together technology, medicine, food, culture, and nature, this fascinating book will open your eyes to the wonders of the hidden kingdom all around us"-- Publisher's description.

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