Hand Painted illustration of North American Fungi from the book 'Icones fungorum Niskiensium' by Schweinitz, Lewis David von, 1780-1834 Publication date 1805. Lewis David de Schweinitz (13 February 1780 – 8 February 1834) was a German-American botanist and mycologist. He is considered by some the "Father of North American Mycology", but also made significant contributions to botany.

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