framergirl72 Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Just curious if there any guides, books or other resources out there that specialize in helping you learn the latin names of fungi? I am assuming they are latin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Genus and species names are defined by the first person to "describe" them in the technical literature. As such, there is no way to definitively categorize them based on the name itself...it simply involves a lot of rote memory. Most introductory guides should provide you with the scientific names of any mushroom fruiting body that they may be talking about. If they don't, look elsewhere. Orders and families are another matter entirely and again, any good guide should be organized along those lines (Russulaceae, Polyporaceae, Agaricaceae, etc). Hope this helps, Bruce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Christensen Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Well, it helped me Bruce, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framergirl72 Posted October 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 Thank You! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosiermushrooms Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 https://www.amazon.com/Mushroom-Word-Guide-Etymology-Pronunciation/dp/1519686617/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540530428&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=mushroom+word+guide&dpPl=1&dpID=51j1I4SYM0L&ref=plSrch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framergirl72 Posted October 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 Wow! Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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