Puffballs, Earthstars, Stinkhorns, and Other Gasteroid Fungi of Eastern North America
Puffballs, Earthstars, Stinkhorns, and Other Gasteroid Fungi of Eastern North America
by Alan E. Bessette
contributions by Arleen R. Bessette, William C. Roody and Dianna G. Smith
University of Texas Press, 2025
Cloth: 978-1-4773-3126-2 | eISBN: 978-1-4773-3128-6 (ePub) | eISBN: 978-1-4773-3127-9 (PDF)
Library of Congress Classification QK626B47 2025
Dewey Decimal Classification 579.59097
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Preface
- Introduction
- Geographic Area Covered by This Book
- What Are Gasteroid Fungi?
- Phylogenetic Background to Gasteroid Fungi
- The Perplexing Name Changes
- How to Use This Book
- Explanation and Use of the Keys
- Color Key to the Major Groups of Gasteroid Fungi
- Species Descriptions and Illustrations
- Puffballs
- Earthballs
- Earthstars and Similar Fungi
- Bird's Nest Fungi
- Stinkhorns
- Miscellaneous Gasteroid Fungi
- Appendix A. Microscopic Identification
- Appendix B. Chemical Reagents
- Appendix C. Phylogenies of Gasteroid and Similar Fungi
- Glossary
- Bibliography and Resources
- About the Authors
- Illustration and Photography Credits
- Index to Common Names
- Index to Scientific Names