Alan E. Bessette is a professor emeritus of biology and has authored or coauthored more than twenty-five books.Dianna Smith is past president of the Northeastern Mycological Federation and a former editor of The Mycophile.Arleen R. Bessette has authored or coauthored eighteen books and several mycological papers.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionGeographic Area Covered by This BookWhat Is a Polypore?Macrocharacteristics of PolyporesMicrocharacteristics of Polypores: Hyphal SystemsPolypore Nomenclature and Taxonomy: A Brief HistoryHistorical and Contemporary Uses of PolyporesEvolution of Polypores and Their Host TreesForest Regions of the Eastern and Central United States and CanadaTypes of Fungal DecayGuidelines for Collecting and Preserving PolyporesThe Identification Process: How to Identify PolyporesUsing This BookExplanation and Use of the KeysKeys to Polypores and Similar FungiSpecies Descriptions and IllustrationsAppendixesA. Microscopic Examination of PolyporesB. Chemical Reagents for Polypore IdentificationC. How to Make a Spore DepositD. The Medicinal Uses of Polypores: A Brief History and Summaries of Current ResearchE. Polypores Organized by Order, Family, Genus, and SpeciesGlossaryBibliography and ResourcesAbout the AuthorsIllustration and Photography CreditsIndex to Common NamesIndex to Scientific Names

Alan E. Bessette is a professor emeritus of biology and has authored or coauthored more than twenty-five books.Dianna Smith is past president of the Northeastern Mycological Federation and a former editor of The Mycophile.Arleen R. Bessette has authored or coauthored eighteen books and several mycological papers.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionGeographic Area Covered by This BookWhat Is a Polypore?Macrocharacteristics of PolyporesMicrocharacteristics of Polypores: Hyphal SystemsPolypore Nomenclature and Taxonomy: A Brief HistoryHistorical and Contemporary Uses of PolyporesEvolution of Polypores and Their Host TreesForest Regions of the Eastern and Central United States and CanadaTypes of Fungal DecayGuidelines for Collecting and Preserving PolyporesThe Identification Process: How to Identify PolyporesUsing This BookExplanation and Use of the KeysKeys to Polypores and Similar FungiSpecies Descriptions and IllustrationsAppendixesA. Microscopic Examination of PolyporesB. Chemical Reagents for Polypore IdentificationC. How to Make a Spore DepositD. The Medicinal Uses of Polypores: A Brief History and Summaries of Current ResearchE. Polypores Organized by Order, Family, Genus, and SpeciesGlossaryBibliography and ResourcesAbout the AuthorsIllustration and Photography CreditsIndex to Common NamesIndex to Scientific Names

Alan E. Bessette is a professor emeritus of biology and has authored or coauthored more than twenty-five books.Dianna Smith is past president of the Northeastern Mycological Federation and a former editor of The Mycophile.Arleen R. Bessette has authored or coauthored eighteen books and several mycological papers.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionGeographic Area Covered by This BookWhat Is a Polypore?Macrocharacteristics of PolyporesMicrocharacteristics of Polypores: Hyphal SystemsPolypore Nomenclature and Taxonomy: A Brief HistoryHistorical and Contemporary Uses of PolyporesEvolution of Polypores and Their Host TreesForest Regions of the Eastern and Central United States and CanadaTypes of Fungal DecayGuidelines for Collecting and Preserving PolyporesThe Identification Process: How to Identify PolyporesUsing This BookExplanation and Use of the KeysKeys to Polypores and Similar FungiSpecies Descriptions and IllustrationsAppendixesA. Microscopic Examination of PolyporesB. Chemical Reagents for Polypore IdentificationC. How to Make a Spore DepositD. The Medicinal Uses of Polypores: A Brief History and Summaries of Current ResearchE. Polypores Organized by Order, Family, Genus, and SpeciesGlossaryBibliography and ResourcesAbout the AuthorsIllustration and Photography CreditsIndex to Common NamesIndex to Scientific Names