Field Guides and Handbooks

28 January 2014 - 3:16pm — tony rebelo
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Mushroom references

  • E.L. Stephens & M.M. Kidd (1953) Some South African Edible Fungi. Longmans. (reprinted: 1968)
  • E.L. Stephens & M.M. Kidd (1953) Some South African Poisonous and Inedible Fungi. Longmans. (reprinted: 1968)
  • A.M. Bottomly & P.H.B. Talbot (1954) Common Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms in South Africa. Dept Agriculture, Pretoria.

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  • S. Nilsson & O. Persson, 1978, Fungi of northern Europe 1 & 2, Penguin Nature Guides.

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  • R. Phillips, 1981, Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain and Europe, Pan.
  • G.C.A. van der Westhuizen (1983) Mushrooms and Toadstools: a Guide to the Common Edible, Inedible and Poisonous South African Species. Bulletin 396. Plant Protection Research Institute.
  • H. Levin, M. Branch, S. Rappoport & D. Mitchell (1985) A Field Guide to the Mushrooms of South Africa. Struik.

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  • D. Pegler, 1990, Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe, Kingfisher Field Guides.
  • G.C.A. Van Der Westhuizen & A. Eicker (1994) Field Guide to the Mushrooms of Southern Africa. Struik.

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  • M. Branch (2001) SASOL First Field Guide to Mushrooms of Southern Africa. Struik.
  • M. Gryzenhout (2010) Pocket Guide to Mushrooms of South Africa. Struik Nature.

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    Lichen references

    Namib Desert:

  • Volkmar Wirth 2010 Lichens of the Namib Desert - a guide to their identification. Klaus Hess Verlag

  • General:

    best UK guide is
    Frank S Dobson Lichens: An Illustrated Guide to the British and Irish Species

    more at: http://ispot.org.za/fungi-and-lichens

Groups:

The two books by Edith Stephens are

28 January 2014 - 8:18pm — Gaby
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•E.L. Stephens & M.M. Kidd (1953) Some South African Edible Fungi. Longmans. (reprinted: 1968)
•E.L. Stephens & M.M. Kidd (1953) Some South African Poisonous and Inedible Fungi. Longmans. (reprinted: 1970)

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28 January 2014 - 8:51pm — tony rebelo
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Thanks! Reference list updated.

Do you know of anything more on Lichens? Would love to get to know them better (but not to the point of taking staining agents with me).

Lichen references from WorldCat

29 January 2014 - 8:50am — Gaby
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Found the following articles and books on WorldCat, for South and Southern Africa:

Cervancia, Cleofas R., Mukherjee, Aeshita, Wilske, Burkhard, Navarro, Rene A., Dippenaar-Schoeman, Anna S. (Anna Sophia), 1948-, & Underhill, L.G. (2011). Association of spiders and lichen on Robben Island, South Africa. Wildlife Information Liaison Development.

Van, . B. P. A. (1933). Korsmosse van die Unie van Suid-Afrika. Kaapstad: Nasionale Pers, Beperk.

Kalb, Klaus. (1987). Brasilianische Flechten. 1, die Gattung Pyxine. Berlin, West Germany: Cramer.

Van, . B. P. A. (1931). 'N Lys van korsmosse (Lichenes) versamel in die Unie van Suid-Africa en in Rhodesië gedurende die tydperk, 1917-1929. Kaapstad: Nasionale Pers, Beperk.

Massalongo, A. B., & Wawra, H. (n.d.). Lichenes capenses quos collegit in itinere 1857-1858 Dr. Wawra. S.l.: s.n..

Massalongo, A. (1861). Lichenes Capenses quos collegit in itinere 1857-1858 Dr. Wawra...R. Carolinae. Venice: La Segreteria dell' I.R. Instituto.

Doidge, E. M. (1950). The South African fungi and lichens: To the end of 1945. Pretoria: Govt. Printer.

International Association for Lichenology. (1986). Itinerary: International Association for Lichenology : Southern African foray, January 1986. South Africa: The Association.

[email protected], True, Andreas, Panichev, Nickolay, Okonkwo, Jonathan, & Forbes, Patricia B.C. (2013). Determination of the mercury content of lichens and comparison to atmospheric mercury levels in the South African highveld region. NACA.

Maphangwa, K. W. (2010). Lichen thermal sensitivities, moisture interception and elemental accumulation in an arid South African ecosystem.

Galloway, D. (January 01, 2008). Austral lichenology: 1690-2008. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 46, 4, 433-521.

Büdel, B. (1987). Zur Biologie und Systematik der Flechtengattungen Heppia und Peltula im südlichen Afrika. Berlin: J. Cramer in der Borntraeger Verlagsbuchh.

Galloway, D. J. (December 01, 2008). Austral lichenology: 1690-2008. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 46, 4, 433-521.

Doidge, E. M., & National Herbarium (South Africa). (1950). The South African fungi and lichens to the end of 1945. Pretoria: Printed in the Union of South Africa by the Government Printer.

Galloway, D. J. (January 01, 2008). Austral lichenology: 1690-2008. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 46, 4, 433-521.

International Association of Lichenology. (1986). Guide, southern African foray, January 1986. S.l.: The Association.

Thanks: you dont by any

29 January 2014 - 10:14am — tony rebelo
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Thanks: you dont by any chance have a copy of the last?

No, sorry.

29 January 2014 - 11:55am — Gaby
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No, sorry.

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