A field guide to Australian fungi By Bruce Fuhrer ISBN 1876473517, published 2005 by Bloomings Books, colour, gatefold cover, 360 pages Price $A49.95 plus $A11 postage within Australia, overseas postage please request a quote

The most comprehensive photographic field guide on Australian fungi yet published. More than 500 species, all with stunning full colour photographs and descriptive notes. The range of fungi is surprisingly vast, their colours and forms often beautiful. They truly represent an exciting part of nature to study. A must for interested botanists and bush walkers.

About the author

Bruce Fuhrer is a highly regarded botanical photographer and author. In 1989 he was awarded the Australia Natural History Medallion. In 1991 he received an honorary M.Sc. from Monash University in Melbourne, where he worked for nearly 25 years in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. On his retirement in 1996 he was appointed an Honorary Research Associate at Monash. He is co-author and illustrator of several other botanical publications.

Table of contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Pictorial guide to groups
• Section 1: Basidiomycota
• 1.1 Fungi with simple gills
• 1.2 Fungi with forked gills
• 1.3 Fleshy pore-fungi
• 1.4 Coral fungi
• 1.5 Puff-balls and allies
• 1.6 Underground or truffle-like fungi
• 1.7 Spine fungi
• 1.8 Woody pore-fungi
• 1.9 Leathery shelf-fungi
• 1.10 Trumpet fungi
• 1.11 Jelly fungi
• Section 2: Ascomycota
• Section 3: Myxomycota
• Glossary
• Further reading
• Index