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Mushrooms : A Natural and Cultural History, Paperback / softback Book

Mushrooms : A Natural and Cultural History Paperback / softback

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Mushrooms are loved, despised, feared and misunderstood.

They have been a familiar part of nature throughout human history and occupy a special place in our consciousness.

Now in paperback, Mushrooms introduces the mythology and science of the spectacular array of fungi that produce mushrooms, the history of our interactions with these curious and beautiful organisms, and the ways that humans use mushrooms as food, medicine and recreational drugs. Mushrooms release so many spores into the atmosphere that they may affect local weather conditions and promote rainfall.

Poisonous mushrooms were described by classical writers and edible species were important in Roman cuisine.

Mushrooms became the objects of scientific study in the seventeenth century.

Pioneers of mushroom science have included paragons of eccentricity, and their remarkable stories are celebrated in this book.

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