Happy Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1761-1836) has been called the "father of systematic mycology." One of his early works, "Observationes Mycologicæ" (1796-99), is available in via — it includes a letter from Persoon! https://t.co/GVvvwVwu1p

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Happy The European blusher (Amanita rubescens) is so named because its flesh turns pink when bruised or cut. by Anna Maria Hussey for "Illustrations of British Mycology", Ser. 1 (1847), in via ➡️ https://t.co/GuySl9vQOD

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