British Puffballs, Earthstars and Stinkhorns; an account of the British gasteroid fungi

by David N. Pegler, Thomas Læssøe, Brian Spooner

A modern comprehensive account of the British gasteroid fungi. The introduction describes structure, habitats, collecting methods, and folklore. There are keys to all taxa, and all species are described and illustrated in colour and by line drawings to aid rapid identification. Distribution maps cover all taxa.

Genres: Natural History

265 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 1995

About the author

David Pegler was formerly Head of Mycology at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.