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An anthology of fungi / written by Ali Ashby and Lynne Boddy ; illustrated by Angela Rizza and Daniel Long.

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DK anthology of Fungi (other title)
Anthology of fungi : (cover title)
Ashby, Ali, (author.). Boddy, Lynne, (author.). Rizza, Angela, (illustrator.). Long, Daniel (Illustrator), (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Learn the names and features of common fungi, and some more unusual specimens, with this beautiful book. With notes, photos, and illustrations of more than 100 species, you'll soon be able to tell waxcaps from wood ears and brackets from boletes, but be careful not to drop your book inside a fairy ring..."-- Back cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593846131
  • ISBN: 0593846133
  • Physical Description: 127 pages : color illustrations, color photographs ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First American edition
  • Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Welcome to the fungi kingdom -- Fruit body shapes -- How fungi live -- Grasslands and meadows. Field mushroom ; Yellow stainer ; St. George's mushroom ; Giant puffball ; White spindles ; Shaggy ink cap ; Black earth tongue ; Parrot waxcap ; Golden waxcap ; Blackening waxcap ; Field blewit ; Parasol mushroom ; Fairy-ring mushroom ; How do mushrooms grow? -- Among leaf litter. Orange peel fungus ; Fly agaric ; Death cap ; Earpick fungus ; Penny bun ; Chanterelle ; Clouded funnel ; Aniseed funnel ; Horn of plenty ; Skyblue pinkgill ; Collared earthstar ; White saddle fungus ; Bleeding tooth ; Wood hedgehog ; Amethyst deceiver ; Saffron milk cap ; Common puffball ; Bog beacon ; Yellow morel ; Veiled lady ; Stinkhorn ; Charcoal burner ; Common earthball ; Old man of the woods ; Dead moll's fingers -- Forest floor with wood. Lemon disco ; Yellow stagshorn ; Green elf cup ; Fluted bird's nest fungus ; Oak mazegill ; Witches' butter ; Ping-pong bat fungus ; Sulphur tuft ; Beech woodwart ; Marasmius tageticolor ; Burgundydrop bonnet ; Dyer's mazegill ; Upright coral ; Scarlet elf cap ; Common eyelash fungus ; Hairy curtain crust ; Turkey tail ; Yellow brain ; Plums and custard ; Candlesnuff fungus -- With trees. Dryad's saddle ; Darwin's golfball fungus ; King Alfred's cakes ; Beefsteak fungus ; Hoof fungus ; Birch polypore ; Southern bracket fungus ; Hen of the woods ; Lion's mane ; Chicken of the woods ; Giant polypore ; porcelain fungus ; Ghost fungus ; Shaggy scalycap ; Oyster mushroom ; Wood cauliflower ; Insect killers ; Plant pests -- Out and about. Honey fungus ; Jelly ear ; Gray mold ; Golden lichen ; Shaggy parasol ; Red pixie cup lichen ; Devil's fingers ; Firerug inkcap ; Common inkcap ; Enoki ; Velvet shank ; Ash dieback fungus ; Shiitake mushroom ; Stinking dapperling ; Plantpot dapperling ; Coral spot ; Common dog lichen ; Hat thrower ; Tropical pink oyster ; Chewing gum lichen ; Black truffle ; Old man's beard ; Common orange lichen ; Fungi and the changing climate.

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Subject:
Fungi > Juvenile literature.
Mushrooms > Juvenile literature.
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  • 2 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Marion Library JUV 579.5 ASH (Text) 37810460005381 Juvenile New Nonfiction Checked out 08/13/2026

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50500. ‡gWelcome to the fungi kingdom -- ‡gFruit body shapes -- ‡gHow fungi live -- ‡tGrasslands and meadows. ‡tField mushroom ; ‡tYellow stainer ; ‡tSt. George's mushroom ; ‡tGiant puffball ; ‡tWhite spindles ; ‡tShaggy ink cap ; ‡tBlack earth tongue ; ‡tParrot waxcap ; ‡tGolden waxcap ; ‡tBlackening waxcap ; ‡tField blewit ; ‡tParasol mushroom ; ‡tFairy-ring mushroom ; ‡gHow do mushrooms grow? -- ‡gAmong leaf litter. ‡tOrange peel fungus ; ‡tFly agaric ; ‡tDeath cap ; ‡tEarpick fungus ; ‡tPenny bun ; ‡tChanterelle ; ‡tClouded funnel ; ‡tAniseed funnel ; ‡tHorn of plenty ; ‡tSkyblue pinkgill ; ‡tCollared earthstar ; ‡tWhite saddle fungus ; ‡tBleeding tooth ; ‡tWood hedgehog ; ‡tAmethyst deceiver ; ‡tSaffron milk cap ; ‡tCommon puffball ; ‡tBog beacon ; ‡tYellow morel ; ‡tVeiled lady ; ‡tStinkhorn ; ‡tCharcoal burner ; ‡tCommon earthball ; ‡tOld man of the woods ; ‡tDead moll's fingers -- ‡gForest floor with wood. ‡tLemon disco ; ‡tYellow stagshorn ; ‡tGreen elf cup ; ‡tFluted bird's nest fungus ; ‡tOak mazegill ; ‡tWitches' butter ; ‡tPing-pong bat fungus ; ‡tSulphur tuft ; ‡tBeech woodwart ; ‡tMarasmius tageticolor ; ‡tBurgundydrop bonnet ; ‡tDyer's mazegill ; ‡tUpright coral ; ‡tScarlet elf cap ; ‡tCommon eyelash fungus ; ‡tHairy curtain crust ; ‡tTurkey tail ; ‡tYellow brain ; ‡tPlums and custard ; ‡tCandlesnuff fungus -- ‡gWith trees. ‡tDryad's saddle ; ‡tDarwin's golfball fungus ; ‡tKing Alfred's cakes ; ‡tBeefsteak fungus ; ‡tHoof fungus ; ‡tBirch polypore ; ‡tSouthern bracket fungus ; ‡tHen of the woods ; ‡tLion's mane ; ‡tChicken of the woods ; ‡tGiant polypore ; ‡tporcelain fungus ; ‡tGhost fungus ; ‡tShaggy scalycap ; ‡tOyster mushroom ; ‡tWood cauliflower ; ‡tInsect killers ; ‡tPlant pests -- ‡gOut and about. ‡tHoney fungus ; ‡tJelly ear ; ‡tGray mold ; ‡tGolden lichen ; ‡tShaggy parasol ; ‡tRed pixie cup lichen ; ‡tDevil's fingers ; ‡tFirerug inkcap ; ‡tCommon inkcap ; ‡tEnoki ; ‡tVelvet shank ; ‡tAsh dieback fungus ; ‡tShiitake mushroom ; ‡tStinking dapperling ; ‡tPlantpot dapperling ; ‡tCoral spot ; ‡tCommon dog lichen ; ‡tHat thrower ; ‡tTropical pink oyster ; ‡tChewing gum lichen ; ‡tBlack truffle ; ‡tOld man's beard ; ‡tCommon orange lichen ; ‡tFungi and the changing climate.
520 . ‡a"Learn the names and features of common fungi, and some more unusual specimens, with this beautiful book. With notes, photos, and illustrations of more than 100 species, you'll soon be able to tell waxcaps from wood ears and brackets from boletes, but be careful not to drop your book inside a fairy ring..."-- ‡cBack cover.
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650 0. ‡aMushrooms ‡vJuvenile literature.
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655 7. ‡aIllustrated works. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)338046
655 7. ‡aInformational works. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)351103
7001 . ‡aBoddy, Lynne, ‡eauthor.
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7001 . ‡aLong, Daniel ‡c(Illustrator), ‡eillustrator. ‡0(CARDINAL)806838
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