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Zusatztext “Inestimable.” — Denver Life “An interesting and helpful feature is a list of figures and photographs in which the Botanic Gardens’ accession numbers of the photographed collections are given! so an interested party could find the actual material for further study if desired.” — Myko Web Informationen zum Autor Vera Stucky Evenson is the curator of the Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi at Denver Botanic Gardens. She collects and studies thousands of specimens and photographs of native mushrooms in many ecosystems, including those that grow in city environments. She served as president of the Colorado Mycological Society, and has received the North American Mycological Association’s Award for Contributions to Amateur Mycology. She holds a bachelor’s degree in botany and bacteriology and a master’s degree in microbiology. Green inside and out, Denver Botanic Gardens began in 1951 and is considered one of the top botanical gardens in the United States and a pioneer in water conservation. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the Gardens’ living collections encompass specimens from the tropics to the tundra, showcasing a plant palette chosen to thrive in Colorado’s semiarid climate. The Gardens offer world-class art exhibitions, education programs, and important plant conservation and research initiatives. For more information, visit botanicgardens.org. Klappentext Describes more than 220 species of the region’s most conspicuous, distinctive, interesting, and ecologically important mushrooms Covers Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, as well as adjacent areas in Montana and Idaho Helpful keys for identification Clear, color-coded layout An essential reference for mushroom enthusiasts, hikers, and naturalists Vorwort As a part of the Timber Press Field Guide book series, Mushrooms of the Rocky Mountain Region is the must-have book for accurate regional mushroom identification. Preface The word mushroom conjures up a great variety of responses in people’s minds. Some react with a combination of loathing and suspicion reserved for earthy creatures like snakes, worms, and slugs while others with hunter-gatherer instincts immediately think of something good to eat. For most people, the beauty of the colors and the amazing shapes of wild mushrooms appeal to their sense of curiosity and wonder. Both children and adults want to know why mushrooms are growing where they are, how they so mysteriously appear and then suddenly vanish, what role mushrooms play in the grand scheme of the natural world, and how we tell them apart. This book is designed to answer those questions and hundreds more by attempting to satisfy the curious, to inform the novice, and to give pleasure to the artist and nature lover. The stars of these pages are mushrooms found growing wild in Colorado, southern Wyoming, northern New Mexico, and eastern Utah as well as adjacent areas in the nearby states of Montana and Idaho. Because state boundaries mean nothing to a mushroom, many of the mushrooms featured here occur throughout the Rocky Mountain region (or in some cases, all over the world if habitats are similar). For example, mushrooms found near Colorado’s tree line will be similar or identical with those found near Montana’s more northern but lower tree line. Grassland mushrooms are similar throughout the West, in most cases because habitats are comparable. Correspondingly, “city mushrooms” found among Denver’s cultivated gardens will be very similar to those in urban lawns and parks throughout the region. The most complete collection of actively curated, scientific specimens of mushrooms in Colorado and the surrounding region is located at Denver Botanic Gardens’ Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi. More than 1975 spe...
