Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon was a South African mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy.
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their taxonomy, genetics, biochemical properties, and use by humans. Fungi can be a source of tinder, food, traditional medicine, as well as entheogens, poison, and infection. Mycology branches into the field of phytopathology, the study of plant diseases. The two disciplines are closely related, because the vast majority of plant pathogens are fungi. A biologist specializing in mycology is called a mycologist.
Mushrooms are considered a kind of fungal reproductive organ.
Group photograph taken at a meeting of the British Mycological Society in 1913