Discover fascinating facts about fungi from how fairy rings are formed to notes on scientific collecting and preserving.

This indispensable field guide by one of the foremost experts on Australian fungi, Tony Young, describes more than 170 species, making it one of the most comprehensive general guides to the nation's fungi. Beautifully illustrated by Kay Smith, it includes species from all parts of Australia with picture-based keys for ease of identification. This guide superbly showcases Australia's fungi from the brightly coloured, fluorescent, elegant and fragrant to the highly toxic.