The Rhizotron at Kew Gardens (Jim Linwood)

According to Kew Gardens to create biggest fungi collection in world, the Fungal collection at Kew Gardens will swell to over one million.

The biggest collection of fungi in the world will be created this week as Kew Gardens takes delivery of more than 400,000 specimens. They will swell the number of spores, moulds, mushrooms and toadstools held at the Royal Botanical Gardens in London to 1.25 million – 250,000 more than at the US National Fungus Collection.

Another short summary, entertainingly written is Kew Takes Delivery Of Fungal Hoard. Gotta’ love that title.

If you haven’t tried the index at Plants & Fungi from Kew you really should give it a spin.