Ruth Ellen Berkeley

Mycologist and scientific illustrator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ruth Ellen Berkeley (bapt. 1 October 1845[2] – 16 June 1914) was an English mycologist, collector of fungi specimens and scientific botanical illustrator.[3][4] She is known for her specimen collections as well as her illustrations of British fungi particularly in Mordecai Cubitt Cooke's book Illustrations of British Fungi (Hymenomycetes).[5] Her father, the mycologist Miles Joseph Berkeley, named a fungal species Agaricus ruthae (now known as Pleurotus ruthae) in her honour.[6]

Born1845
King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire
Died16 June 1914 (aged 68)[1]
Devon, England
Knownforbotanical illustration
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Ruth Ellen Berkeley
Born1845
King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire
Died16 June 1914 (aged 68)[1]
Devon, England
Known forbotanical illustration
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  • lithographic plate in color, showing 5 views of two varieties of mushrooms Agaricus Pleurotus, fanned out and side views, illustrated by Miles Joseph Berkeley (top) and Ruth Ellen Berkeley (bottom)
    Ruth's illustration of the fungus that bears her name; her initials appear at bottom of the plate.

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