--- product_id: 17151025 title: "California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide" brand: "dennis e. desjardinmichael g. woodfrederick a. stevens" price: "€ 142.93" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/17151025-california-mushrooms-the-comprehensive-identification-guide store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide **Brand:** dennis e. desjardinmichael g. woodfrederick a. stevens **Price:** € 142.93 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide by dennis e. desjardinmichael g. woodfrederick a. stevens - **How much does it cost?** € 142.93 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/17151025-california-mushrooms-the-comprehensive-identification-guide) ## Best For - dennis e. desjardinmichael g. woodfrederick a. stevens enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted dennis e. desjardinmichael g. woodfrederick a. stevens brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/916u8PBiZOL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wealth of mycologocal information *by K***T on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 20, 2023* Though a bit outdated a d mycologists have made innumerable changes to the taxonomy of various species, it is a plethora of still very useful information, not the keaat of which being advice on how to identify at least the genus. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book but has issues *by T***. on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 4, 2019* So here’s my take. Great book and highly suggest for anyone looking to get into mushrooms. A few issues though from my perspective. I’ll go chronologically.The contents page doesn’t have galerinas or Pholiotinas listed. Or an area for toxic mushrooms in general listed. This means to find out if it is, you must be looking at it and follow the books key (issue two) at the beginning of each “chapter”.The issue with these keys is that unless you have truly taken the time to become rather familiar with mushroom morphology and macromorphology , they can be a little hard to follow. Reads very much like a textbook for a class (maybe the authors are trying to get their book to be the new required text for classes?) rather than for your everyday lay person looking to get into mushroom hunting. Don’t get me wrong, it’s all terms that everyone should learnMy last issue is with those silly little psilocybe, or in this case, lack there of. I can only speculate as to why the authors decided to omit numerous species. Quite possibly for the best but when I spend that kind of money on a book called “California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide” I’d expect it to list ALL mushrooms found in California. Not leave me scratching my head as to certain ones.That’s my take on the book. Very happy I purchased it. Not exactly structured for foragers. Geared more towards mycologists. Have to purchase other books to get a complete guide to California’s mushrooms. Hope this helps give you all info for an informed decision. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent *by C***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 29, 2015* For a California mycophile Professor Desjardin has laid a treasure in my lap. Now after three years of drought I need rain to put it to use. In Marin county last year I probably managed to find about 20 species of mushroom over the entire season while my buddy Bob Stewart up in Arcata approached 200. If I had a coffee table I would but “California Mushrooms” on it. Because, despite the seasonally-so-far lack of shrooms, I pick it up and read through one section after another. I wonder whether the older standard reference book we all know will fade. (I lobby its author to bring it up to date.) Of course our professor author needs not resort to humor as his predecessor did, but I would have like a little more help with synonyms. That is what us old guys, who learned taxonomy a while ago, now use as an excuse to use older claudistics which can be applied in the field to identify species. This is not a problem in this book. But more synonyms by way of common names and confused scientific names would have been useful.The pictures in the book are excellent. It doesn’t quite match the weight of “Lichens of North America,” but maybe equals Jespson’s flora for which people had handy cloth carrying cases. I wonder if the publisher will reduce it too a handbook to carry in the field. This book is a must for shroomers in California.Charlie Fisher, author of “Meditation in the Wild” and “Dismantling Discontent.” --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.gr/products/17151025-california-mushrooms-the-comprehensive-identification-guide](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/17151025-california-mushrooms-the-comprehensive-identification-guide) --- *Product available on Desertcart Greece* *Store origin: GR* *Last updated: 2026-05-08*