In 1961, under the Morton Agreement, the mycological collections of the Natural History Museum (except for lichenized fungi) were transferred to Kew, substantially increasing the collections. D.A. Reid became head of mycology in 1975, D.N. Pegler in 1987, and B.M. Spooner in 1998. In 2009, the extensive collections of microfungi and plant pathogenic fungi held by CABI (the IMI collections) were transferred to Kew to create the largest collection of dried fungi in the world. B.T.M. Dentinger succeeded B.M. Spooner in 2012 and is the current head of section. George Massee succeeded Cooke in 1892, followed by E.M. Wakefield in 1911, both continuing the tradition of identification, description, and exchange established by Cooke. Most of the work relating to overseas plant pathology ceased with the establishment of the Imperial Bureau of Mycology in 1920 (better known as the Imperial Mycological Institute to which it was renamed in 1930). After R.W.G. Dennis became head of mycology in 1944, Kew mycologists had the opportunity to collect overseas, leading to the publication of a series of important regional mycotas. Speaking of learning, I feel like I learned almost nothing from this book: the text felt sometimes waaay to scientific and technical (especially considering that it's targeted mainly to middle grade readers), and sometimes oversimplified. Overall, it gave off a sense of non-cohesiveness, and the illustrations of something incredibly pretty but also not really useful. The combined fungal collections of RBG Kew and IMI number around 1.25 million specimens including over

The Mycological Library has one of the most extensive collections of taxonomic literature on fungi in the world, comprising books, periodicals, offprints, and a unique collection of c. 40,000 original illustrations. The British Mycological Society library is housed separately within the Jodrell Laboratory, together with the BMS image collection. The Fungarium was founded in 1879 with the donation of Rev Miles J Berkeley’s personal collection of around 30,000 specimens (including 6,000 type specimens). Ganoderma (Greek words “Ganos”&“derma”) mean ‘shining skin’. The specific epithet lucidum also means ‘shining’. Lingzhi, it’s Chinese name, (líng + zhī) loosely translates to “divine fungus”. Dr R.W.G Dennis (Head of Mycology here at Kew at the time) submitted the article entitled “A Remarkable New Genus of Phalloids in Lancashire and East Africa” that seemed to describe the discovery of a new species submitted to the Kew Fungarium.service, samples being sent from CABI member countries and elsewhere for expert determination. Most of the Furthermore, on a more conceptual level, whilst the DNA-age has brought about many benefits, it has also led to a simplification of the understanding of species. Many people today, including many scientists, would define a species as something that is genetically-different from something else but not really interrogate what this means. These factors can mean that Golfballia stops being funny and just becomes confusing — particularly when kept amongst a large collection of genuine specimens, such as in the Kew Fungarium. Native to Europe, Asia, and North America. Our Lion’s Mane was found on an old oak tree just 300 meters from our farm in Somerset. Bristol Fungarium promises: 100% Organic Certified

Veteran broadcaster Sheila Dillon, who was diagnosed with cancer of the bone marrow in 2011, shared some personal information while presenting a recent episode of BBC Radio 4’s The Food Programme. She began taking mushroom supplements after discovering that patients in Japan were given them to help deal with the effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and that there was, she told listeners, “a good deal of evidence” that they did. The last time she saw her oncologist, he told her she was “in danger of becoming a super-responder”. The first clue came from the description of its appearance. The article stated that the species closely resembled certain “small, hard but elastic, spheres enjoyed by the Caledonians in certain tribal rites”. This was likely a finger pointed towards the popular golfing scene within Scotland.Dozens of claims are made for medicinal mushroom products. The Bristol Fungarium, for example, sells extracts of fungi that it says relieve anxiety, prevent wrinkle formation, stabilise blood pressure and ease hot flushes. From heart health and type 2 diabetes to allergies and cancers, the list of ailments that mushrooms are said to alleviate is long. But are these claims supported by scientific evidence? Or are medicinal mushrooms just the latest fad? Los hongos están de moda, aunque siento que es más por el tema de las drogas y su carácter lúdico, y menos por las razones que me gustarían.