Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute
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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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Accession Number: 6004.047
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus cantharelloides. Helvella cantharelloides
Taxon:
Cantharellus lutescens (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. 47.
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Accession Number: 6004.048
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus radicatus. A. longipes
Taxon:
Hymenopellis radicata (Relhan) R.H. Petersen, Xerula pudens ? (Persoon) Singer, Physalacriaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 48.
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Accession Number: 6004.049
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Trichia denudata. Clathrus denudatus
Taxon:
Arcyria denudata (Linnaeus) Wettstein, Arcyriaceae
Description: slime mold
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 49.
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Accession Number: 6004.050
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Trichia nuda. T. axifera. T. typhoides. Clathrus nudus
Taxon:
Trichiidae; Stemonitis axifera (Bulliard) T. Macbride, Stemonitidaceae, S. typhina (F. H. Wiggers) Nannenga-Bremekamp, Stemonitidaceae
Description: slime molds
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 50.
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Accession Number: 6004.051
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Helvella esculenta. Phallus esculentus
Taxon:
Morchella esculenta (Linnaeus) Persoon, Morchellaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 51.
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Accession Number: 6004.052
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Lycoperdon epidendrum
Taxon:
Lycoperdon epidendrum (J. C. Buxbaum ex Linnaeus) Fries, Lycoperdaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 52.
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Accession Number: 6004.053
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Aecidium fuscum. Lycoperdon anemones
Taxon:
Tranzschelia anemones (Persoon) Nannfeldt; Ochropsora ariae (Fuckel) Ramsbottom, Uropyxidaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 53.
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Notes: Pattern plate.
HIBD Exhibitions: The Mysterious Nature of Fungi, 2015
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Accession Number: 6004.054
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Sphaeria punctata. Peziza punctata
Taxon:
Poronia punctata (Linnaeus) Fries, Xylariaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 54.
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Accession Number: 6004.055
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Sphaeria hypoxylon. Clavaria hypoxylon
Taxon:
Xylaria hypoxylon (Linnaeus) Greville, Xylariaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 55.
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Accession Number: 6004.056
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus contiguus
Taxon:
Paxillus involutus (Batsch) Fries, Paxillaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 56.
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Accession Number: 6004.057
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Helvella agariciformis
Taxon:
Helvella agariciformis (Holmskjold) Quandt, Kepler and Spatafora, Ophiocordycipitaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 57.
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Accession Number: 6004.058
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Boletus hepaticus. Fistulina hepatica
Taxon:
Fistulina hepatica (Schaeffer) Withering, Fistulinaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 58.
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Accession Number: 6004.059
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Peziza acetabulum
Taxon:
Helvella acetabulum (Linnaeus) Quélet, 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. 59.
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Accession Number: 6004.060
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Sphaeria militaris. Clavaria militaris
Taxon:
Cordyceps militaris (L.) Fries, Cordycipitaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 60.
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Accession Number: 6004.061
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus pileolarius. A. caseus. A. subinvolutus
Taxon:
Infundibulicybe geotropa (Bulliard) Harmaja, Agaricales, Agaricus caseus Withering, Agaricaceae, Clitocybe subinvoluta (Batsch) Saccardo, Agaricales
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 61.
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Accession Number: 6004.062
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus palmatus
Taxon:
Rhodotus palmatus (Bulliard) Maire, Physalacriaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 62.
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Accession Number: 6004.063
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Peziza tuberosa
Taxon:
Dumontia tuberosa (Bulliard) L. M. Kohn, Sclerotiniaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 63.
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Accession Number: 6004.064
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Peziza cinerea
Taxon:
Mollisia cinerea (Batsch) P. Karsten, Mollisiaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 64.
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Accession Number: 6004.065
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
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Title: Peziza nivea
Taxon:
Peziza Dillenius ex 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. 65.
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Accession Number: 6004.066
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus compressus
Taxon:
Agaricus compressus Scopoli ?, 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. 66.
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Accession Number: 6004.067
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus ulmarius
Taxon:
Hypsizgus ulmarius (Bulliard) Redhead, Lyophyllaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 67.
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Accession Number: 6004.068
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Agaricus tigrinus
Taxon:
Lentinus tigrinus (Bulliard) Fries, Polyporaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 68.
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Accession Number: 6004.069
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Clavaria digitata. Sphaeria digitata
Taxon:
Xylaria digitata (Linnaeus) Greville, Xylariaceae
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Published: Sowerby, J. 1797–1803. Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. 3 vols. London: J. Davis. Vol. 1. Pl. 69.
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Accession Number: 6004.070
Artist Name: Sowerby, James
Life Span: (1757-1822)
Nationality: England
Gender: Male
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Title: Helvella gelatinosa
Taxon:
Helvella gelatinosa Bulliard, 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. 70.
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