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Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fungi of Coastal Northern California Paperback – August 9, 2016

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A comprehensive and user-friendly field guide for identifying the many mushrooms of the northern California coast, from Monterey County to the Oregon border.

Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast will help beginning and experienced mushroom hunters alike to find and identify mushrooms, from common to rare, delicious to deadly, and interesting to beautiful. This user-friendly reference covers coastal California from Monterey County to the Oregon border with full treatments of more than 750 species, and references to hundreds more. With tips on mushroom collecting, descriptions of specific habitats and biozones, updated taxonomy, and outstanding photography, this guide is far and away the most modern and comprehensive treatment of mushrooms in the region. Each species profile pairs a photograph with an in-depth description, as well as notes on ecology, edibility, toxicity, and look-alike species. Written by mushroom identification experts and supported by extensive field work, Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast is an indispensable guide for anyone curious about fungi.
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Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast sets the standard for all future efforts. The coverage is all one could ask for, the text is clear and helpful, and the photographs are a joy to see.
—GARY LINCOFF, author of The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms

Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast is at a whole new level for regional mushroom guides. It is certainly a must-own for anyone that’s serious about mushroom identification in California.
—TOM BRUNS, professor of plant and micrbial biology at the University of California, Berkeley

This is a wonderful and comprehensive guide to the intriguing mushrooms of coastal northern California. Well-researched, beautifully illustrated, and written with insight and humor!
—ELSE C. VELLINGA, editor of Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 

This book sets a new standard for comprehensive regional mushroom identification guides. The photographs alone are worth the price of admission.
—DAVID ARORA, author of Mushrooms Demystified 

Accomplished field mycologists/photographers Siegel and Schwarz have made the colorful and fascinating mushrooms of the redwood coast accessible through this indispensable new book.
—DR. STEVEN TRUDELL, author of Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest

About the Author

NOAH SIEGEL's field mycology skills are extensive – he has spent two decades seeking, photographing, identifying, and furthering his knowledge about all aspects of macrofungi. He has hunted for mushrooms throughout the United States and Canada, as well as on multiple expeditions to New Zealand and Australia. 
   He is one of the premier mushroom photographers in the nation, having won numerous awards from the North American Mycological Association (NAMA) photography contest. His technique and attention to detail are unrivaled, arising from a philosophy of maximizing utility for identification purposes while maintaining a high degree of aesthetic appeal. 
   His photographs have appeared on the covers and have been featured in articles of multiple issues of FUNGI Magazine and Mushroom the Journal, the primary mushroom enthusiast magazines in the United States, numerous mushroom books, as well as NAMA and other club publications. 
   He is past president of the Monadnock Mushroomers Unlimited, (MMU) a mushroom club based out of Keene, NH, and is an active member of the Humboldt Bay Mycological Society and the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz. 
   Noah travels and lectures extensively across America, following the mushrooms. 


CHRISTIAN SCHWARZ is a naturalist interested in the diversity of living organisms in general, but the seemingly endless forms (whether grotesque, bizarre, or sublime) of fungi in particular stoke his curiosity. He spends most of his time teaching about natural history, collecting and photographing mushrooms, assembling an exhaustive mycoflora for Santa Cruz County (www.scmycoflora.org), and exploring wilderness around the world. He is particularly interested in the role of citizen scientists in the future of ecological and taxonomic research.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ten Speed Press (August 9, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 608 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1607748177
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1607748175
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.7 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.56 x 1.45 x 9.45 inches
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    Christian Schwarz is a naturalist currently living in California. He studied Ecology and Evolution at UC Santa Cruz, and now spends his time photographing, teaching about, collecting, and researching macrofungi. He is coauthor of "Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast”. Fungi satisfy his curiosity with their seemingly endless forms – from the grotesque to the bizarre to the sublimely beautiful. Besides dabbling in mushroom taxonomy, he loves fish, plants, nudibranchs, moths, and dragonflies. He is passionate about biodiversity-centered community science, especially iNaturalist. He is a Research Associate at the Norris Center for Natural History at UC Santa Cruz as well as the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden.

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Excellent, thick book with ALOT of information. Goes into great detail and is very consistent with wording and organization. Photos are crisp and show multiple parts of the fungi for even easier identification. A little cumbersome to bring along on hikes and walks, but do it anyway. You definitely don't want to leave this at home, just be careful with it since some places you go to will no doubt be wet, misty or muddy. Be safe out there!
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Carolyn A Minor
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous photos. Great info.
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Content great. NOT a pocket guide book because it is too heavy to pack along on hunt but super at home for practical research.
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alice hamrick
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Big Pictures
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This is a nice introduction to fungi/mushrooms. I especially appreciate that the pictures are large so details can be seen.
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DONG CHEN
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for new mushrooms hunters
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Rich color pictures, categories clear, eatable sections. Good to have the book
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Kim Cabrera
5.0 out of 5 stars Best guide to North Coast mushrooms!
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2016
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This is an easy-to-use guide to mushrooms found on the northern California coast and inland areas. It covers mushrooms that are common, as well as some rare ones. Excellent, clear, full-color photos show the mushrooms in their native habitat. The photos show views of the mushrooms from multiple angles, cut in half, and some stained. The images show you the natural growth form and also a specimen flipped over so you can see the gills and stipe. This helps enormously with identification.

The descriptions of each species are very thorough and, along with the photo, will help you identify anything you find in the woods. Each species description includes: cap, gills, stipe, flesh, odor, fruit body, tubes, pores, taste (when appropriate), spore deposit, partial veil, microscopy, ecology, KOH, edibility, misapplied name (if any). Some species have additional sections in the description, since they may have different features not seen in other mushroom types. The comments section in each species account gives further details that are important or of interest. It’s a very useful text and the photos will make identification of your finds easier.

The first section of the book is a quick guide to help you pick out mushrooms by groups. From there, you refer to the appropriate section in the text to further narrow down your identification. The illustrations in the quick guide are also photos, and I found this helpful since drawings are often difficult to interpret.

Since I live on the Far North Coast and love learning about mushrooms, this book will be a useful addition to my field guide collection. I hope that the publishers will offer a digital edition for the Kindle as well as the print version. I recommend it for anyone interested in nature, the outdoors, or mycology. Mushroom enthusiasts will love this book and it will get a lot of use on field trips!
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Good Haven Goods
5.0 out of 5 stars Great and easy to use identification guide.
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2024
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Book is detailed, easy to follow for identifications.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book of Mushrooms of the N.W.
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2024
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Quite the amazing book on mushrooms of the northwest…one of the best I’ve seen over the years. It was shipped and received in a timely manner.
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BoxxCarr
4.0 out of 5 stars Update to Date Must-Have Reference!!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2016
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A must have reference!

I have had this on pre-order for months and just got my copy. This the most up to date listing of west coast mushrooms, and includes current species names. The photography is excellent-- clear, crisp and color accurate photos with succinct information and descriptions. I can't wait until it rains to get out and use it!

I give this book 4 stars not for it's content, but for the poor design decisions made by the publisher if this were to be used in the field: cover has a soft-touch rubbery coating that is already scuffed and is not very durable. Gloss would have been much better. And, unfortunately, the body text is way too light to be legible for us folks with older eyes, especially on a fall day in the woods-- they should have used a "medium" weight of the font vs a "book" weight.

But still, I would not hesitate to buy this book!!!
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Luna G.
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for mushroom hunter!
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2024
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A must have for mushroom hunter!
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Diedra Goodwin
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Reviewed in Canada on October 21, 2020
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If you live in coastal British Columbia this book is excellent. It has a lot of new interesting scientific info. Recognizes that western North America mushrooms are not properly named. Six hundred plus pages each with excellent colour photos!
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Ruzio
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in Italy on November 2, 2017
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A good guide for beginners with many mushroom species. Good quality printing and photos. Not really good for european students (US-Singer nomenclature)
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Richee
5.0 out of 5 stars Punch People Through it for No Bruises
Reviewed in Canada on October 13, 2018
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The day we got the book we went out for short hunt around our Vancouver neighbourhood. The very first mushroom we found was, almost astonishingly not in the book! However with the information from the book I was able to identify it as a bolete and possibly edible. Something I would have absolutely not had the confidence to do the day before! FYI the Mushroom is a Birch Bolete!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Punch People Through it for No Bruises
Reviewed in Canada on October 13, 2018
The day we got the book we went out for short hunt around our Vancouver neighbourhood. The very first mushroom we found was, almost astonishingly not in the book! However with the information from the book I was able to identify it as a bolete and possibly edible. Something I would have absolutely not had the confidence to do the day before! FYI the Mushroom is a Birch Bolete!!
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colleen alderliesten
5.0 out of 5 stars BIG and heavy BUT definetly WONDERFUL
Reviewed in Canada on March 21, 2019
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Love mushrooming but needed a book with better photos as i found the autobon societys allot of mushrooms looked alike . This book is a winner and i cant wait to start hunting with it
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TWP
5.0 out of 5 stars The best!
Reviewed in Canada on January 6, 2020
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This is my go to mushroom book. Great photos and info. Highly recommended to anyone in the PNW.
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