David Arora
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 David Arora in 2007 |
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| Born | 1957 |
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| Nationality | American |
| Field | Mycology |
| Known for | Author of Mushrooms Demystified |
David Arora (born 1957) is an American mycologist.
Arora teaches mycology and has published several popular mushroom identification guides. His most famous is Mushrooms Demystified which was the first field guide to include keys for identifying fungus. He currently lives in northern California and does mushrooms for a living, teaching classes, writing books, and drinking a lot of coffee.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Books
- Fungal jungle: Lesson, possession, obsession, or profession?, 1973. [ISBN: B0007BFKAC]
- Mushrooms of the World Coloring Book. Dover Publications, 1984. [ISBN 0486246434]
- Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd edition). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1998. [ISBN 0898151694]
- All That the Rain Promises, and More ...: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1991. [ISBN 0898153883]
[edit] Other notable publications
- 1982. with W. R. Burk "Clathrus archeri, a stinkhorn new to North America". Mycologia 74: 501 - 504
- Mushrooms of the UCSC Campus
- The way of the wild mushroom - By David Arora
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