Mushrooms and toadstools - Patrick Harding

The only truly pocket-sized photographic guide to mushrooms and toadstools of Britain and Europe.

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There are 4000 species of mushroom and toadstool in Britain and Europe. Larger umbrella-shaped fungi with a cap and stem are known as mushrooms if they are edible and toadstools if they are poisonous.Collins Gem Mushrooms and Toadstools describes over 230 species which are to be commonly found.

Each mushroom or toadstool entry includes:

A photograph and clear description of what it looks like

Details of size, habitat and season when it can be found

An indication of whether it is edible or poisonous

The names of similar species with which the mushroom or toadstool could be confused, and details of the differences between them