Home > Images Dated > 2008 > October > 20 Oct 2008

Images Dated 20th October 2008

Choose from 3 images in our Images Dated 20th October 2008 collection.

Categories
Medicinal Plants
Botanical Art
History
The Gardens
Kew at Work
Architecture
Endangered plants
Natural Environment
Plants and Fungi
Trees and Shrubs
Wildlife
Images Dated
> 2008
>> October
>>> 20 Oct 2008

Berberis darwinii

Cyttaria darwinii or Darwin fungus

Pavilion Restaurant

Featured 20 Oct 2008 Image

Cyttaria darwinii or Darwin fungus

Darwin's fungus at Kew. Original material of C. darwinii collected by Charles Darwin in Tierra del Fuego during his voyage on HMS Beagle in 1832. This, as well as collections of other Cyttaria species from throughout their range, are preserved in the Kew Mycology Herbarium. Cyttaria are southern hemisphere fungi and do not occur in Britain, although various Nothofagus species are grown in the Gardens