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Checklist of the British & Irish Basidiomycota

N.W. Legon & A. Henrici

with P.J. Roberts, B.M. Spooner, & R. Watling

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 2005

This long-awaited, definitive reference work is the first ever checklist of the Basidiomycota (kingdom Fungi ) of the British Isles, a phylum which includes mushrooms & toadstools, bracket fungi, puffballs, club & coral fungi, tooth fungi, jelly fungi, rusts and smuts. Full publication references, plus brief habitat, frequency and distribution details, are given for all 3670 species recorded in the British Isles, with information on a further 12,500 synonyms and excluded taxa.

534pp. 297x210mm. Soft cover.
ISBN 1 84246 121 4

£29.00

Agaric Flora of the Lesser Antilles

D. N. Pegler

London: HMSO, 1983

(Kew Bulletin Additional Series IX)

Comprehensive flora with 128 full-page line drawings and 27 colour plates.

668pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 11 241180 0
£42.00

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Agaric Flora of Sri Lanka

D. N. Pegler

London: HMSO, 1986

(Kew Bulletin Additional Series XII)

The standard reference work on the agaric mycota of Sri Lanka. Each species is fully described, with details of collections, synonymy, and other notes, plus line drawings of basidiomes and microscopic features. Generic entries include keys to species. Containing 103 full-page line illustrations.

519pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 11 250004 8
£28.00

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The Agarics of São Paulo

D.N. Pegler

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1997

An account of the Agaricoid fungi (Holobasidiomycetes) of São Paulo Province, Brazil. This convenient guide provides dichotomous keys to the mushrooms and toadstools of São Paulo Province, Brazil, with collection details and reference citations for each species, plus a checklist of typical agarics found in Atlantic Rainforest, Restinga, and Cerrado vegetation types.

70pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 1 900347 16 4
£20.00

British Chanterelles and Tooth Fungi

D. N. Pegler, R. J. Roberts and B. M. Spooner

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1997

A modern account of these spectacular fungi, many of which are popular edible mushrooms. The introduction covers structure, ecology, distribution, conservation and collecting methods. All species are fully described and illustrated in colour. Distribution details cover North America and Europe, including the UK.

118pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 1 900347 15 6
£23.50

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British Puffballs, Earthstars and Stinkhorns: an account of the British Gasteroid Fungi

D.N. Pegler, T. Læssøe and B. M. Spooner

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1995

A modern, comprehensive account of this well-known group of fungi. The introduction describes structure, habitats, collecting methods and folklore. There are keys to all taxa, and all species are described and illustrated in colour and by line drawings to aid rapid identification. Distribution maps cover each species, computer-generated from the British Mycological Society database. A book that all mycologists - professional and amateur - should not be without.

x + 255pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 81 8
£30.00

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British Truffles: A Revision of British Hypogeous Fungi

D.N. Pegler, B. M. Spooner and T. W. K. Young

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1993

The revival in the "great British truffle hunt" provided the stimulus for this book, which meticulously describes all the species found in Britain and illustrates them in colour. Species with underground fruitbodies may be found in all the major subdivisions of fungi, and each group has been dealt with by a specialist. All the species are described and illustrated with line drawings and half-tone SEM images. The majority of species are also illustrated in full colour, with specially commissioned paintings by Lorna Minton. A book for the mycologist and the gastronome who want to do a little collecting.

viii + 216pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 39 7
£24.00

Clathraceae

D. M. Dring

Reprint from Kew Bulletin 35(1), 1980

96pp, 27 figs. 243 x 153mm. Soft cover
no ISBN
£5.00

Fungi of Europe: Investigation, Recording and Conservation

Eds. D. N. Pegler, L. Boddy, B. Ing and P. M. Kirk

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1993

Covering the Proceedings of the XI Congress of European Mycologists held at Kew in 1992, Fungi of Europe covers European ecosystems, conservation and management, mapping and pollution, and contains a Red List of the 278 endangered European macrofungi. Liberally illustrated throughout with distribution maps, tables and charts, this is an invaluable data source for conservationists, mycologists, researchers and students.

x + 322pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 54 0
£25.00

Fungi of the Hebrides

R. W. G. Dennis

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1986

Excellent value. A systematic, annotated checklist of fungi recorded from the Scottish Hebridean islands (some 2,905 species in all), with entries for all known British genera (a valuable checklist in itself), details of distribution, host species, and fruiting periods within the islands, plus extensively researched notes on distribution worldwide.

383pp, incl. 2 maps. 243 x 152mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 02 8
£7.75

Fungi of South East England

R.W. G. Dennis

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1995

A full checklist of fungal species recorded from the counties of Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, including a comprehensive range of habitats from salt marsh and freshwater swamp to ancient broad-leaved forest, chalk pastures and sandy heath. For each taxon there is the most up-to-date name, distribution within the four counties, and brief notes on occurrence, habitat, and frequency.

vi + 295pp. 245 x 145mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 80 X
£25.00

Genera of Endogonales

Y.J. Yao, D. N. Pegler and T. W. K. Young

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1996

Endogonales, often referred to as Pea Truffles, are small fungi producing their fruiting bodies below ground. Research has shown that many form mycorrhizas with crop and other plants, profoundly affecting nutrition and possibly other aspects of growth. This world-wide revision recognises nine genera, and provides keys for the identification of genera and species. Twenty-nine half-tone plates and 14 line drawings illustrate many aspects of this group.

iv + 229pp, 14 line illustrations and diagrams, and 29 half-tone plates. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 92 3
£21.00

The Genus Lentinus: A World Monograph

D. N. Pegler

London: HMSO, 1983

(Kew Bulletin Additional Series X)

281pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 11 242627 1
£19.50

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Poisonous Plants and Fungi in Britain and Ireland

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Medical Toxicology Unit, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital Trust, September 2000.
Two identification systems on one CD-ROM. 'Poisonous Plants...' allows identification of 229 plants which are either poisonous or are commonly thought to be so. 'Poisonous Fungi...' covers more than 120 groups of fungi including a number of common non-toxic and edible species.

CD-Rom
£39.95

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A Revision of the Agaricales of Cuba

D. N. Pegler

London: HMSO, 1988

Reprint from Kew Bulletin 42(3) - 43(1 )

139pp. Soft bound
no ISBN
This book is now out of print but a set of 3 Kew Bulletins containing this account can be obtained for £10.00

Rhizoctonia-forming fungi: a taxonomic guide

P. Roberts

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1999

A taxonomic guide to all known Rhizoctonia telomorphs in the Ceratobasidiales,Exidiales, Platygloeales and Tulasnellales, providing keys to genera, and detailed description with, in most cases, original line drawings for each species. A short introduction examines the biology, general morphology, distribution and ecology.

vii + 239pp. 245 x 155mm. Soft cover
ISBN 1 900347 69 5
£35.00

Wild Mushroom and Toadstool Poisoning

S. G. Oldridge, D. N. Pegler and B. M. Spooner

Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, 1989

Concise, well illustrated guide to the larger mushrooms and toadstools known to cause poisoning.

23pp. 210 x 148mm. Soft cover
ISBN 0 947643 18 4
£3.50

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