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Fungarium / illustrated by Katie Scott ; written by David L. Hawksworth, Laura M. Suz, Pepijn W. Kooij, Kare Liimatainen, Tom Prescott, Lee Davies, and Ester Gaya.

by Hawksworth, D. L.

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Big Picture Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press, c2021.

Fungi -- Juvenile literature.

Welcome to the museum.

First US edition.

63 pages : color illustrations ; 38 cm.

Includes index.

"Curated by Katie Scott and Ester Gaya"--Cover.

"First published by Big Picture Press, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, 2019" --Page facing title page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Entrance. Welcome to Fungarium ; The tree of life -- Fungal biology. What is a fungus? Sexual reproduction ; Asexual reproduction ; Spores ; Growth ; Ecosystem: mountains -- Fungal diversity. Cup fungi ; Mushrooms and toadstools ; Bracket fungi ; Gasteromycetes ; Foliicolous fungi ; Ecosystem: temperate forests -- Fungal interactions. Mycorrhizas ; Mycorrhizal networks ; Lichens ; Entomogenous fungi ; Ants and termites -- Fungi and humans. Early mycologists ; Plant pathogens ; Poisonous fungi ; Edible fungi ; Wonder drugs ; Ecosystem: tropical forests -- Library.

Return to the Museum with exquisite, detailed images of some of the most fascinating living organisms on this planet--fungi. Exploring every sort of fungi, from the kinds we see on supermarket shelves to those like penicillium that have shaped human history, this collection is the definitive introduction to what fungi are and just how vital they are to the world's ecosystem.

Kooij, Pepijn W., 1983-

Liimatainen, Kare.

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