Pilzführer Schweiz

The Mushroom Guide for Switzerland in its 4th, revised edition.

The Mushroom Guide Switzerland:

• Demonstrates identification features through photographs.
• Shows different views of numerous species (underside, top side, profile, various varieties).
• Contains information about distribution and frequency in Switzerland.
• Describes some typical mushroom habitats and partner plants of mushrooms.
• Specifically points out possible confusions.
• Based on the latest findings regarding mushroom toxins and poisonous mushrooms.
• Provides numerous tips for proper foraging as well as for preserving and preparing mushrooms.
• Includes delicious mushroom recipes from Switzerland.

The book also contains a chapter on the officially protected mushrooms of Switzerland and the closed season, as well as – a novelty – a contribution on cultivated mushrooms as an alternative to wild mushrooms. All images are in color and were taken in Switzerland.