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Audubon Releases a New Mushrooms of North America Field Guide

Audubon Releases a New Mushrooms of North America Field Guide

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Audubon's updated Mushrooms of North America focuses on identification but leaves out edibility information.

Audubon's updated Mushrooms of North America focuses on identification but leaves out edibility information.

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The National Audubon Society released a new version of Mushrooms of North America, and the reviews are in: it’s way better than the 1981 edition. The new guide is heavily based on identification, though, and some reviewers aren’t happy about the fact that the book doesn’t include edible information.

The National Audubon Society released a new version of Mushrooms of North America, and the reviews are in: it’s way better than the 1981 edition. The new guide is heavily based on identification, though, and some reviewers aren’t happy about the fact that the book doesn’t include edible information.

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