Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute
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Accession Number: 6004.022
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Lycoperdon carpobolus Huds.
Taxon:
Sphaerobolus stellatus Tode, Geastraceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 22.
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Notes: Pattern plate.
HIBD Exhibitions: The Mysterious Nature of Fungi, 2015
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Accession Number: 6004.023
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Lycoperdon hydrophorum. Peziza hydrophora
Taxon:
Lycoperdon hydrophorum (Bulliard) Sowerby, Lycoperdaceae; Peziza hydrophora Bulliard, Pezizaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 23.
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Accession Number: 6004.024
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Peziza scutellata
Taxon:
Scutellinia scutellata (L.) Lambotte, Pyronemataceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 24.
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Accession Number: 6004.025
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Auricularia tabacina. A. nicotiana
Taxon:
Hydnoporia tabacina (Sowerby) Spirin, Miettinen & K.H. Larsson, Hymenochaetaceae, Auricularia tabacina Bolton, Auriculariaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 25.
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Accession Number: 6004.026
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Auricularia ferruginea. Helvella rubiginosa
Taxon:
Hymenochaete rubiginosa (Dickson) Léveillé, Hymenochaetaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 26.
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Notes: Pattern plate.
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Accession Number: 6004.027
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Auricularia reflexa
Taxon:
Auricularia reflexa Bulliard, Fungi, Auriculariaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 27.
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Accession Number: 6004.028
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Nidularia campanulata. Peziza lentifera
Taxon:
Nidularia E. M. Fries Fungi, Nidulariales; Cyathus hirsutus (Schaeffer) Saccardo and D. Saccardo, Agaricaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 28.
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Accession Number: 6004.029
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Nidularia striata. Peziza striata. P. lentifera ß
Taxon:
Cyathus striatus (Hudson) Willdenow, Nidulariales
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 29.
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Accession Number: 6004.030
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Nidularia laevis. Peziza laevis
Taxon:
Nidularia laevis Bulliard, Crucibulum laeve (Hudson) Kambly, Nidulariales
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 30.
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Accession Number: 6004.031
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus xerampelinus
Taxon:
Tricholomopsis rutilans (Schaeffer) Singer, Agaricaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 31.
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Accession Number: 6004.032
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus virgineus. A. niveus. A. elburneus. A. ericeus
Taxon:
Hygrocybe virginea (Wulfen) P. D. Orton and Watling, Agaricaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 32.
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Accession Number: 6004.033
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus tener
Taxon:
Conocybe apala (Fries) Arnolds, Agaricaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 33.
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Accession Number: 6004.034
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Boletus piperatus
Taxon:
Chalciporus piperatus (Bulliard) Bataille, Boletaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 34.
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Accession Number: 6004.035
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Helvella spatulata, Clavaria spathula
Taxon:
Helvella E. M. Fries, Fungi, Pezizales
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 35.
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Accession Number: 6004.036
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus elephantinus
Taxon:
Russula adusta (Persoon) Fries, Agaricaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 36.
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Accession Number: 6004.037
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus peronatus
Taxon:
Marasmiellus peroratus (Bolton) J. S. Oliveira, Agaricaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 37.
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Accession Number: 6004.038
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Peziza stipitata
Taxon:
Helvella macropus (Persoon) P. Karsten, Helvellaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 38.
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Accession Number: 6004.039
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Helvella mitra
Taxon:
Helvella mitra Linnaeus, Helvellaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 39.
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Accession Number: 6004.040
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Clavaria cornea. C. aculeiformis
Taxon:
Calocera cornea (Batsch) Fries, Dacrymycetaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 40.
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Accession Number: 6004.041
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus lachrymabundus
Taxon:
Agaricus Linnaeus, Fungi, Agaricaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 41.
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Accession Number: 6004.042
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus odorus
Taxon:
Clitocybe odora (Bulliard) P. Kummer, Agaricaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 42.
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Accession Number: 6004.043
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus sanguineus
Taxon:
Cortinarius sanguineus (Wulfen) Gray, Agaricaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 43.
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Accession Number: 6004.044
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus sulphureus
Taxon:
Tricholoma sulphureum (Bulliard) P. Kummer
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 44.
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Accession Number: 6004.045
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus fibula. A. parvus
Taxon:
Rickenella fibula (Bulliard) Raithelhuber, Agaricus parvus Withering, Agaricaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 45.
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Accession Number: 6004.046
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus cantharellus. A. chantarellus. Merulius cantharellus
Taxon:
Cantharellus cibarius E. M. Fries, Hydnaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 46.
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