Mycology Collection (page 9)

Sweetbread, Clitopilus prunulus, shaggy Pholiota squarrosa, and chocolate-coloured Nolanea pascua.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Devils snuffbox, Lycoperdon gemmatum, and spiny puffball, L. echinatum.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Poisonous rust-orange color Russula rubra and suspect brown Russula foetens mushrooms.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Cortinar mushrooms: long-stemmed Cortinarius elatior and bulbous brown Cortinarius traganus.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Suspect mushroom, Tricholoma rutilans and poisonous sulphur tricholoma, T. sulfureum.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Truffle varieties, Tuber aestivum, and jelly babies, Leotia lubrica.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Oyster mushroom, Agaricus ostreatus.. Oyster mushroom, Agaricus ostreatus. Chromolithograph of an illustration by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke from A Plain and Easy Account of British Fungi

Parasol mushroom, Agaricus procerus.. Parasol mushroom, Agaricus procerus. Chromolithograph of an illustration by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke from A Plain and Easy Account of British Fungi

Hallimasch mushroom, Agaricus melleus.. Hallimasch mushroom, Agaricus melleus. Chromolithograph of an illustration by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke from A Plain and Easy Account of British Fungi

Masked mushroom, Agaricus personatus 1, variable mushroom 2 and amethyst clavaria 3.. Masked mushroom, Agaricus personatus 1, variable mushroom, Russula heterophylla 2, and amethyst clavaria

Spindle stem, Agaricus fusipes.. Spindle stem, Agaricus fusipes. Chromolithograph of an illustration by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke from A Plain and Easy Account of British Fungi, Robert Hardwicke

St Georges mushroom, Agaricus gambosus 1
St. Georges mushroom, Agaricus gambosus 1, and common mushroom, Agaricus campestris 2.. St. Georges mushroom, Agaricus gambosus 1, and common mushroom, Agaricus campestris 2

Chantarelle, Cantharellus cibarius 1, and milky agaric, Lactarius deliciosus 2.. Chantarelle, Cantharellus cibarius 1, and milky agaric, Lactarius deliciosus 2

Elm sidefoot, Agaricus ulmarius 1, furrowed clavaria 2, and cylindric clavaria 3.. Elm sidefoot, Agaricus ulmarius 1, furrowed clavaria, Clavaria rugosa 2, and cylindric clavaria

Maned agaric, Coprinus comatus.. Maned agaric, Coprinus comatus. Chromolithograph of an illustration by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke from A Plain and Easy Account of British Fungi, Robert Hardwicke

Ink mushroom, Coprinus atramentarius 1, and grey clavaria, Clavaria cinerea 2.. Ink mushroom, Coprinus atramentarius 1, and grey clavaria, Clavaria cinerea 2

Satiny mushroom, Agaricus dealbatus 1, and ivory caps, Hygrophorus virgineus 2.. Satiny mushroom, Agaricus dealbatus 1, and ivory caps, Hygrophorus virgineus 2

Blusher mushroom, grisette, miller and coral fungus.. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke from his own British Edible Fungi, London, Kegan Paul, 1891

Gilded brittlegill, Russula aurata, and purple-colored shrimp mushroom, Russula xerampelina.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Edible peppery mik-cap Lactarius piperatus and poisonous woolly milk-cap Lactarius torminosus.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Edible Caesars mushroom, Amanita caesarea.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Edible mushrooms: Hygrophorus eburneus, H niveus
Edible mushrooms: Hygrophorus eburneus, H. niveus and H. pratensis. and suspect H. coccineus.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Poisonous fools mushroom Amanita verna and edible European white egg mushroom Amanita ovoidea.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Truffle, Tuber aestivum 1, red truffle, Melanogaster variegatus 2, and olive earth-tongue 3.. Truffle, Tuber aestivum 1, red truffle, Melanogaster variegatus 2, and olive earth-tongue

Scaly polypore, Polyporus squamosus.. Scaly polypore, Polyporus squamosus. Chromolithograph of an illustration by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke from A Plain and Easy Account of British Fungi

Imbricated steccherino, Hydnum imbricatum 1, and hedgehog mushroom, Hydnum repandum 2.. Imbricated steccherino, Hydnum imbricatum 1, and hedgehog mushroom, Hydnum repandum 2

Oak tongue, Fistulina hepatica.. Oak tongue, Fistulina hepatica. Chromolithograph of an illustration by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke from A Plain and Easy Account of British Fungi, Robert Hardwicke

Edible boletus, Boletus edulis.. Edible boletus, Boletus edulis. Chromolithograph of an illustration by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke from A Plain and Easy Account of British Fungi, Robert Hardwicke

Cortinarius armillatus, three Red-banded Web-cap mushrooms, two of them small and one fully fruited

Illustration of reproduction cycle of slime mould (protist)

Microscopic view of histoplasmosis. Histoplasmosis is an infection in the lungs caused by inhaling the spores of a fungus. This fungus, called Histoplasma capsulatum

Microscopic view of Stachybotrys. Stachybotrys is a genus of molds, hyphomycetes or asexually reproducing, filamentous fungi

Conceptual image of a viral spore

Microscopic view of athletes foot fungus. Athletes foot fungus, also known as ringworm of the foot and tinea pedis, is a fungal infection of the skin

Close-up view of athletes foot fungus, also known as ringworm of the foot and tinea pedis. Athletes foot fungus is a fungal infection of the skin

Microscopic view of Penicillium expansum, a mold fungi that effects plants such as apples and similar fruit. This fungus is known as blue mold

Fungi, long stemmed and brightly lit, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Dried shiitake mushrooms, defocused

Gyroporus cyanescens (Cornflower Bolete), turning blue when sliced, close-up

Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken of the woods), underside of mushroom showing layered growth

Selection of Mushrooms and Truffles, close up

Examples of Armillaria cepistipes (Honey onion mushroom)

Cantharellus cornucopioides (Horn of plenty), single mushroom

Examples of Lepista nuda (Wood blewit)

Three pieces of Sparassis crispa (Cauliflower mushroom), close-up

Hypsizygus ulmarius, illustration Botany, Mushrooms, Basidiomycota, Agaricales

Grey Milk Cap (Lactarius vietus), illustration Botany, Mushrooms, Basidiomycota, Russulales

Phaeomarasmius erinaceus, illustration Botany, Mushrooms, Basidiomycota, Agaricales

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