Smith, W.G., 1908

Synopsis of British Basidiomycetes

An early monograph covering our entire basidiomycete mycota based on the Friesian classification. Keys to families and genera, and partial keys to species. Each genus starts with an outline drawing.

The book is based on the preparatory notes for creating and displaying a large permanent exhibition of coloured drawings at the British Museum (now the Natural History Museum.)

Mainly useful now for the translations of the scientific names.

Publisher	British Museum (Natural History) (BM (NH))
Pages	531
Coverage	All the native British species and introduced species that grow outdoors, plus the more frequent species of heated greenhouses, as known at the time.
Illustrations	Line drawings in the text plus mono-coloured plates at the back showing the Friesian classification.
Identify	In the Hand (also useful to examine with x8 or x10 hand lens).

Malcolm Storey

Taxonomic Scope

BASIDIOMYCOTA Whittaker, 1959 (spore droppers)

Identification

Superseded

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