A study of cultural bias in field guide determinations of mushroom edibility using the iconic mushroom, Amanita muscaria, as an example

Economic Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-243

  Rubel, William ^a   Arora, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amanita muscaria; Edibility; Field guide bias; Field guides; Mushroom edibility; Mushroom field guides; Mushrooms

Indexed keywords

AMANITA MUSCARIA; AMANITA PHALLOIDES; BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 57049165379     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12231-008-9040-9     Document Type: Article

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