Fungarium: The world's biggest fungal collection? | Dig Deeper S1 Ep7 | Kew Gardens

Join Alex, Rosie and Issy, Kew’s Curator Mycologists, as they explore the Fungarium, the biggest collection of fungi specimens in the world.
Meet weird and wonderful specimens, like the rancid smelling octopus stinkhorn, and the magical green elf cup.

Learn how new specimens are added to the 1.3 million already in the collection, how we’re making our data more widely available, and how you can get involved in protecting fungi all over the world.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Let's Dig Deeper
0:30 Welcome to the Fungarium
0:57 The biggest fungal specimen we have
1:45 Kew's Curator Mycologists
2:36 1.3 million fungal specimens
2:44 Devil's fingers fungi
4:19 Green elf cup fungi
5:57 Collecting fungi
7:59 Psilocybe cyanescens and Elsie Wakefield
9:22 Native species
9:55 If you're interested in fungi...

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[jenmorricone]

I hope their lungs are protected from all the spores that must be in the air. You can get nasty infections from spores. I'd be wearing a mask if I worked there. Lovely educated smart young ladies! Great video!!

[jefwalte]

Such great info and so glad we have scientists out there taking such care to document it all!

[wellingtonsboots]

Thank you i think fungi is rather amazing, if not a little creepy. I am an Aussie who hasn't been to England for around 40 years. If I ever go again Kew gardens is definitely one of the places I want to go

[Dan-udhz]

Makes perfect sense that the type of substrate a fungus is found growing on would be the most interesting bit of meta-data.

[johngraham]

Did not think you could preserve fungi. I found a really big brown one. Was going to draw it left in the shed in a bag hanging on the wall. When I went back a couple of days later no sign of the fungi just a litre or more of a clear golden brown liquid. Thank you for the interesting information.

[Hollywiththeflowers]

This is all so fascinating, can certainly understand why people would be drawn to mycology .

[nml]

such a charming video! thank you for helping share information on fungi!

[vicycross]

Just in time for The Last of Us season 2 lol...