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Mushroom chapter is a bit wreckless
I'm a mycologist (mushroom scientist) who bought this book for the information on plant foraging. The book opens with a brief chapter on mushrooms, and frankly I was shocked at some of the advice (or lack of advice) on a number of the species. Some species closely resemble toxic look-alikes, which was glossed over, providing little or no descriptions of the lookalikes, leaving readers under the impression that the danger or risk is low - it is not. Additionally some of the ecological information, e.g. habitat, were flat-out incorrect. Makes me nervous about following this author's guidance on wild plants.
April 2020 · Books
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