Gwent Fungus Group
Links
There are many fungi related sites, in addition there are a number of apps that can be downloaded to help with field identification and they generally have reviews on the sites where they are available such as the Google Play Store and the Apple App store.
Gliophorus irrigatus - Slimy Waxcap Clavaria fragilis - White Spindles Lacrymaria lacrymabunda - Weeping Widow
British Mycolo- gical Society
Amongst many things on this site are a link to the fungal records database (under the ‘Field Mycology’ tab and a list of the currently accepted English Names of species (under the ‘Library and Information’ tab)
Aberwrystwyth Uni Waxcap Site
Lots of useful info about every- one’s favourite fungi
First Nature
The web site that relates to Pat O’Reilly’s excellent book, Fascin- ated by Fungi. Includes back- ground information and many species descriptions.
Mushroom Expert
Lots of interesting stuff on this North American site and also keys to many species
Index fungorum
This is the best way to find the current Scientific Name of spe- cies. Entering a Scientific name in the ‘Search’ page will show whether it has been superseded or not.
Contact roger@gwentfungi.org.uk or phone 07745 840714 © GFG 2024
Mycobank
MycoBank is an on-line data- base documenting mycological nomenclatural novelties (new names and combinations) and associated data, for example descriptions and illustrations.
Tom Volk’s Fungi
From the Department of Botany at University of Wisconsin, basically a site for teaching mycology but with some good photos taken through a micro- scope.
Links There are many fungi related sites, in addition there are a number of apps that can be downloaded to help with field identification and they generally have reviews on the sites where they are available such as the Google Play Store and the Apple App store. British Mycological Society www.britmycolsoc.org.uk Amongst many things on this site are a link to the fungal records database (under the 'Field Mycology' tab and a list of the currently accepted English Names of species (under the 'Library and Information' tab) Aberwrystwyth Uni Waxcap Site www.aber.ac.uk/waxcap/ Lots of useful info about everyone's favourite fungi First Nature www.first-nature.com/fungi/ The web site that relates to Pat O'Reilly's excellent book, Fascinated by Fungi. Includes background information and many species descriptions. Mushroom Expert www.mushroomexpert.com/index.html Lots of interesting stuff on this North American site and also keys to many species Index fungorum www.indexfungorum.org This is the best way to find the current Scientific Name of species. Entering a Scientific name in the 'Search' page will show whether it has been superseded or not. Mycobank www.mycobank.org MycoBank is an on-line database documenting mycological nomenclatural novelties (new names and combinations) and associated data, for example descriptions and illustrations. Tom Volk's Fungi http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/ From the Department of Botany at University of Wisconsin, basically a site for teaching mycology but with some good photos taken through a microscope.
Gwent Fungus Group
roger@gwentfungi.org.uk or phone 07745840714  © GFG 2024
Gliophorus irrigatus - Slimy Waxcap Clavaria fragilis - White Spindles Lacrymaria lacrymabunda - Weeping Widow