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The Bird's Nest Fungi

The Bird's Nest Fungi

Paperback

Series: Heritage

Botany & HorticultureEdible PlantsEnvironmental Studies

ISBN10: 1442652349
ISBN13: 9781442652347
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: Dec 15 1975
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.46 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

The intriguing Bird's Nest Fungi (Nidulariaceae) of forest, meadow, and garden have been familiar to botanists since 1601, but only relatively recently has the significance of their peculiar form been realized. Dr Brodie traces the long controversy that arose when Bird's Nest Fungi were first classified as seed plants because of the numerous seed-like bodies contained in their small cup-shaped fruit bodies. The 'seeds' are now known to contain spores like those of other fungi such as puffballs, to which the Nidulariaceae are related. Present-day research has shown that certain Bird's Nest Fungi produce chemicals having previously unrecognized molecular structure. Between these milestones Dr Brodie reveals the solution to the mystery of the dispersal of the 'eggs' from the 'bird's nest' the fruit bodies are splash guns from which the reproductive spores are ejected by the force of falling raindrops. This explanation of the phenomenon is supported by copious observations and hitherto unpublished experiments.

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