Fungi: 16 species, including Jew's ear (Auricularia auricula), puffballs (Lycoperdon) and Agaricus and Boletus species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, ca. 1827, after Prieur.

Jew's ear fungus (Hirneola auricula-judae): three fruiting bodies on wood. Watercolour, 1896.

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Fungi: 16 species, including Jew's ear (Auricularia auricula), puffballs (Lycoperdon) and Agaricus and Boletus species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, ca. 1827, after Prieur.

Jew's ear fungus (Hirneola auricula-judae): three fruiting bodies on wood. Watercolour, 1896.