Mycology Collection (page 6)

Common ink cap or inky cap, Coprinus atramentarius. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms, Harper, New York, 1895

Shaggy ink cap, Coprinus comatus
Shaggy ink cap, lawyers wig or shaggy mane, Coprinus comatus. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms, Harper

Elm oyster mushroom, Hypsizygus ulmarius (Agaricus ulmarius). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms, Harper

Oyster mushroom, Agaricus ostreatus. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms, Harper, New York, 1895

The sickener, Russula emetica
The sickener, emetic russula or vomiting russula, Russula emetica. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms

Edible russulae mushrooms: greasy green brittlegill, Russula heterophylla, Russula alutacea, and rosy russula, Russula rosea (Russula lepida)

Green brittlegill mushroom, Russula virescens. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms, Harper, New York, 1895

Pasture mushroom, Macrolepiota procera (Agaricus procerus). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms, Harper

Fools mushroom, Amanita verna
Deadly amanita, fools mushroom, destroying angel or the mushroom fool, Amanita verna (Amanita vernus). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by William Hamilton Gibson from his book Our

Toadstools, Agaricus semi-globatus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst, London

Champignon mushroom, Agaricus pratensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst

Verdigris mushroom or verdigris agaric, Stropharia aeruginosa, Fungi, Cryptogamia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

Mushroom varieties
Mushrooms: Russula integra 1, 2, 3, Lactarius torminosus 4, 5, Amanita muscaria 6, Coprinopsis radiata 7, and Lactarius piperatus 8

The Perth and Hereford Fungus Meetings (engraving)
1049424 The Perth and Hereford Fungus Meetings (engraving) by Smith, Walter Granville (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Perth and Hereford Fungus Meetings)

Great Fungus in a Tunnel near Doncaster (engraving)
1609538 Great Fungus in a Tunnel near Doncaster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Fungus in a Tunnel near Doncaster)

Boletus edulis, illustration for an edition of Traite des Champignons
CHT177809 Boletus edulis, illustration for an edition of Traite des Champignons by Jean Jacques Paulet (1740-1826) (colour litho) by Oudart

Tubiporus esculentus, plate 168 from Iconographie des Champignons de J. J
CHT177807 Tubiporus esculentus, plate 168 from Iconographie des Champignons de J.J. Paulet by J.H. Leveille, engraved by Tourcaty, 1855 (colour litho) by De Lussigny

Verdigris mushroom or verdigris agaric, Stropharia aeruginosa, Fungi, Cryptogamia
FLO4610668 Verdigris mushroom or verdigris agaric, Stropharia aeruginosa, Fungi, Cryptogamia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

Hippeastrum species, fly agaric, Amanita muscaria, Amanita caesarea, Caesars mushroom, Amanita caesarea
6338827 Hippeastrum species, fly agaric, Amanita muscaria, Amanita caesarea, Caesars mushroom, Amanita caesarea, and other mushrooms by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Hippeastrum species)

The Hereford Fungus Festival (engraving)
1053176 The Hereford Fungus Festival (engraving) by Smith, Walter Granville (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hereford Fungus Festival)

Still life, Food and wine, porcini mushrooms

Shaggy inkcap, Coprinus comatus, and mica cap, Coprinellus micaceus.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Poisonous stinkhorn mushroom, Phallus impudicus, and birds nest fungus, Cyathus hirsutus.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Poisonous mushroom Amanita muscaria, scarlet top with white flecks.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Rust fungus infection, SEM
Rust fungus infection. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of spore-bearing aecia from a rust (Puccinia lagenophora) fungus, on a common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) plant

Yeast fungus skin infection, SEM
Yeast fungus skin infection. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of human skin infected with a yeast fungus. Magnification: x3130 when printed at 10 centimetres wide

Yeast cells, SEM
Yeast cells. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cells of bakers yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) from part of a dried, commercial yeast pellet

Culture of Penicillium chrysogenum fungus
Penicillium chrysogenum. Laboratory petri- dish culture of the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum growing on agar. Growth is from the centre outwards

Botany, Fungi, Life cycle of Olpidium viciae, illustration
Botany - Fungi - Life cycle of Olpidium viciae. Illustration

Hygroscopic earthstar, Geastrum hygrometricum, and brown puffball, Bovista nigrescens, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland

Black morel, Morchella conica, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Morel mushrooms: Morchella lutescens, Morchella abietina, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Hedgehog mushroom, Hydnum repandum, and scaly hedgehog mushroom, Sarcodon imbricatus, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland

Red-capped scaber stalk, Leccinum aurantiacum, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Penny bun or porcino mushroom, Boletus edulis, edible.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Yellow-gilled russula, Russula alutacea, edible, and the sickener, Russula emetica, poisonous.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland

Fly agaric, Amanita muscaria, Agaricus muscarius, poisonous.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland, 1890

Edible mushroom, Russula virescens, and suspect green Russula furcata and brown Russula nigricans.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Honey fungus, Armillaria bulbigera and A robusta
Honey fungus, Armillaria bulbigera and A. robusta.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Dry rot fungus, Merulius lacrymans.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Earthball, Scleroderma vulgare var verrucosum
Earthball, Scleroderma vulgare var. verrucosum, and earthstar, Geaster fornicatus.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Fairy ring champignon, Marasmius oreades 1, false champignon 2, and nagelschwamme 3.. Fairy ring champignon, Marasmius oreades 1, false champignon, Marasmius peronatus 2, and nagelschwamme

Ugly milk-cap Lactarius turpis and poisonous fire-milk mushroom Lactarius pyrogalus.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Eringi mushroom, Pleurotus eryngii, and tree oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)

Microscopic view of Stachybotrys chartarum, a black mold

Anatomy of foot fungus with microscopic close-up

Mushroom anatomy, diagram
Mushroom anatomy. Diagram of the anatomy of Basidiomyceta mushrooms, and their growth from a fungal mycelium in the soil (left) to a full-grown mushroom (right)

Mouldy bread. The white areas are fungal mycelia, masses of thread-like structures (hyphae) that absorb nutrients. The blue-green areas are the fungal spores (reproductive structures)

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