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Agaricus

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  • A fungus (Agaricus laevis): three fruiting bodies. Watercolour by E. Wheeler, 1893.
  • A fungus (Agaricus gloiocephalus): four fruiting bodies. Watercolour, 1899.
  • A fungus (Agaricus euosmus) growing on wood. Watercolour by R. Baker, 1896.
  • Field mushroom (Agaricus campestris): two fruiting bodies. Watercolour, 1899.
  • Brown wood mushrooms (Agaricus silvaticus): two fruiting bodies. Watercolour, 1891.
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    A fungus (Agaricus gloiocephalus): four fruiting bodies. Watercolour, 1899.

    | Date: 1899 | Reference: 21316i
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    A fungus (Agaricus alkalinus): fruiting bodies growing on wood. Watercolour by A. Wheeler, 1887.

    Wheeler, Arthur. | Date: 1887 | Reference: 21069i
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    Edible fungi: 19 species, including horse and field mushrooms (Agaricus), morels (Morchella and Helvella) and Boletus species. Coloured lithograph by A. Cornillon, ca. 1827, after Prieur.

    Prieur, active 1820-1830. | Date: [1827] | Reference: 20595i
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    A fungus (Agaricus baohami?): three fruiting bodies. Watercolour by E. Largent, 1896.

    Largent, E. | Date: 1896 | Reference: 21301i
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    A group of fungi, possibly including Clavaria and Agaricus species. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 21677i
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