Fungus Collection (page 3)

Neanura ?muscorum, plant mould
A magnifiied image of oak leaf mould. Specimen originates from Horstead, Norwich

Bonnet
Collected during the archaelogical excavation at Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, 1984-1986

Various fungi
Plate 25 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 12, Hort. Atlas 1870. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Illustration entitled Cryptogames alimentaires

Bolete sp. bolete mushrooms
Plate 24 from Le Regne Vegetal plantes agricoles, Vol 8, depicting various types and views of bolete mushrooms

Amanita sp. amanita mushrooms
Plate 10 depicting two different species of amanite mushrooms from Le Regne Vegetal plantes agricoles, Vol 8

Lichen
This is an example of one of Sri Lankas very rich diversity of lichens

Cladonia sulphuratum, lichen
Cut-outs of lichen specimens held in the crypt herbarium at the Natural History Museum, London

Fungi in the Wildlife Garden
Close-up of fungus growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photograph taken by Derek Adams, March 2003

Balanus tintinnabulum, balanidae barnacles
Plate 1 by George Sowerby from Charles Darwins Monograph on the sub-class Cirripedia, with figures of all the species: the Balan

Sticta sp. lichen
A cut-out of a lichen specimen held in the crypt herbarium at the Natural History Museum, London

Nephroma sp. lichen
A cut-out of a lichen specimen held in the crypt herbarium at the Natural History Museum, London

Elias Fries (1794-1878)
Portrait of Elias Fries, a Swedish born botanist, and professor at the Univeristy of Lund and at the University of Uppsala, specialising in the systematics of fungi

Agaricus rachodes. Plate XXXVIII taken from Illustrations of British Mycology by Hussey, Anna Maria

Agaricus mutabilis. Plate XXVII taken from Illustrations of British Mycology by Hussey, Anna Maria

Polyporus gigantius

Agaricus adustus. Plate LXXIII taken from Illustrations of British Mycology by Hussey, Anna Maria

Polyporus dryadeus. Plate XXI taken from Illustrations of British Mycology by Hussey, Anna Maria

Teloschistes chrysopthalmus, lichen
Lichen shown in its herbarium packet from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London. Some lichens look virtually the same as dried specimens as in the field

Xanthoria parietina, lichen
Shown here is a maritime sunburst lichen. A photograph of the ascus containing eight ascopores

Myxomycetes, plasmodial slime mould
Scanning electron microscope image of a plasmodial slime mould spore (x12000). This mould spends most of its life as a single cell; when they reproduce they form a slug-like blob that can travel

Lycoperdon coliforme
Plate 1 from Drawings of Submerged Algae (1800) by Mary Dawson Turner. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Clathrus ruber, latticed stinkhorn
Illustration from Nova Plantarum (1729) by Pietro Antonio Micheli, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Baltic amber with swarm of fungus gnats
Upper Eocene, 35 million year old, piece of Baltic amber with swarm of fungus gnats preserved within. Figure 1 in Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Phallus impudicus, George Dionysus Ehret. Sketch 229/230. Phallus found at Bulstrode Nov. 12 1763

Lichens result from an intimate relationship between a fungus and an alga; there are about 18, 000 species

Minakatella longifila, slime mould

Phallus indusiatus, stinkhorn fungus
This painting of a veiled stinkhorn was produced by Pieter de Bevere. The image originates from the Loten Collection (dated 1754-57) held at the Natural History Museum, London

Scobia spinosa, fungus gnat in amber
A fungus gnat length 5.5mm, trapped and preserved in Baltic amber

Fungus gnat in amber
Fungus gnat, about 2mm in length, in Eocene Baltic amber about 40 million years old

Merulius cantharellus Coloured engraving by Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch, (1770-1811), Date: 1800s

Amanita Muscaria
Amanita muscaria Coloured engraving by Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch, (1770-1811), Date: 1800s

Double page spread in a diary for 5-10 September
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 5-10 September. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Truffle hunting
A man and boy accompanied by four small dogs, hunt for truffles in a forest. Truffles, a fungus that grows in symbiosis with certain trees, and a culinary delicacy

Sclerotium Clavus
ERGOT of rye seed, a diseased transformation by a fungus, which can lead to poisoning by contaminated bread. Right : TILLETIA CARIES, another harmful growth

Mushrooms / Various
Various: Piluloeformis, Congregatus, Ramealis, Horizontalis, Flavo-Albus, Gyroflescus, Rotula and Corticalis

Sparassis Crispa
SPARASSIS CRISPA Common name: Cauliflower Mushroom

Lycoperdon / Various
LYCOPERDON a.Giganteum b.Caelatum c.Perlatum d.Bovista nigrescens

Craterellus Cornucopiode
CRATERELLUS CORNUCOPIODES Common name: Black Chanterelle

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