Beyond the Gardens - The Fungarium

[David Humphries]

Short behind the scenes piece from the myco department at Kew.

 

Beyond the Gardens - The Fungarium : Ri Channel

 

 

 

 

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[nepia]

They've sure got some stuff tucked away there David. Thanks for that; I'd never even heard of The Fungarium. Impressive.

 

Jon

[David Humphries]

We've sent a few bits in for identification to the lab, but I haven't had an opportunity to have a look around there.

 

Guess it probably only appeals to a minority of people. Hence the very low numbers of mycologists here in the uk, even though we have at hand one of the biggest most important collections of dried specimens in the world.

 

 

 

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[Warren Stirling]

What an insight, thanks for posting David.

 

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[Treemoose]

Nice vid

Reminds me of the vastness of how little we know about stuff

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

nice one David

[David Humphries]

nice one David

 

Do you know if the BMS ever gets access to the labs or the collection during any of the open days at Kew ?

 

Or is it mostly talks at the lecture theatre?

 

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[silky fox]

Thanks for posting that David:) I cycle passed Kew every day and can see people inside looking down microscopes and carrying specamins

[David Humphries]

I cycle passed Kew every day and can see people inside looking down microscopes and carrying specamins

 

Nah, that's the alien intergration clinic you go past. The specimens they're carrying, are the genetic hybrid chimeras that are being developed in there.

 

Tony Kirkham's not actually just the head of Arb, he's also the co-ordinator of the invasion

 

Odd place Kew

 

 

 

 

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[silky fox]

I've always had my suspisions about that place...