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New York Botanical Garden Mushroom Identification Flashcards

$20.00

Can you tell a morel from an inky cap, or a puffball from a lion's mane? If you are mushroom-curious, these Mushroom Identification Flashcards will be your perfect knowledge builder.
A compact, colorful and informative deck of 103 flashcards for newly minted mushroom lovers
Cards feature illustrations from the renowned archives of the New York Botanical Garden and text from the Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
100 cards portray individual mushrooms and information
On each card you'll find a detailed illustration of a common North American mushroom and key identifiers, such as the mushroom's gills, spore, bulb and cap
You'll also find the mushroom's popular and Latin name, information on size, color, spore print, season, habitat and range
Information is drawn from The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms and National Audubon Society Mushrooms of North America
3 additional cards offer definitions of the key features of a mushroom, how to make a spore print and a list of books, apps and websites for more identification resources
Each card is laminated, making it easy to wipe clean after a day out exploring and identifying mushrooms
Just grab the cards you need or tuck the whole deck in a pocket or backpack so you can have it on-the-go
103 gloss-laminated, 5 x 3 in. cards are enclosed in a portable, flip-top box
This deck is not a resource for identifying mushrooms to eat