Henry Curtis Beardslee (28 September 1865 – 1 January 1948) was an American
mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their taxonomy, genetics, biochemical properties, and use by humans. Fungi can be a source of tinder, food, traditional medicine, as well as entheogens, poison, and ...
. He published several works with
William Chambers Coker
William Chambers Coker (October 24, 1872 – June 26, 1953) was an American botanist and mycologist.
Biography
He was born at Hartsville, South Carolina on October 24, 1872. He graduated from South Carolina College in 1894 and took postgradua ...
, and did a lot of work in Florida with
Gertrude Simmons Burlingham after they both retired there.
Beardslee graduated from Painesville High School, in
Painesville, Ohio
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in 1883. He graduated from
Western Reserve University
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in 1889. He was an instructor at
Asheville School for boys.
Beardslee's father, also named
Henry Curtis Beardslee (1807–1884), was also a botanist.
Species
This is an incomplete list of species in which Beardslee was the author, or co-author with Gertrude Simmons Burlingham (
Burl.). The year of description and publication may follow an entry:
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Amanita cylindrispora
The genus ''Amanita'' contains about 600 species of agarics, including some of the most toxic known mushrooms found worldwide, as well as some well-regarded Edible mushroom, edible species (and many species of unknown edibility). The genus is re ...
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Beardslee 1936
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Amanita mutabilis''
Beardslee 1919
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Boletus betula''
Beardslee 1902
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Boletus carolinensis''
Beardslee
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Boletus rubinellus''
Beardslee
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Cortinarius robustus''
Beardslee
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Lactarius cognoscibilis''
Beardslee & Burl. 1940
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Lactarius floridanus''
Beardslee & Burl. 1940
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Lactarius imperceptus''
Beardslee & Burl. 1940
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Lactarius limacinus''
Beardslee & Burl. 1940
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Lactarius paradoxus''
Beardslee & Burl. 1940
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Lactarius proximellus''
Beardslee & Burl. 1940
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Lactarius pseudodeliciosus''
Beardslee & Burl. 1940
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Lepiota caerulea''
Beardslee
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Lepiota floccosa''
Beardslee
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Lepiota parva''
Beardslee
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Mycena anomala''
Beardslee 1924
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Mycena glutinosa''
Beardslee 1934
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Russula admirabilis''
Beardslee & Burl. 1939
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Russula cinerascens''
Beardslee 1918
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Russula flava''
Beardslee
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Russula heterospora''
Beardslee 1934
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Russula magna''
Beardslee 1918
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Russula pungens''
Beardslee 1918
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Russula rubescens''
Beardslee 1914
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Volvaria cinerea''
Beardslee 1915
See also
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List of mycologists
This is a non-exhaustive list of mycologists, or scientists with a specialisation in mycology, with their author abbreviations. Because the study of lichens is traditionally considered a branch of mycology, lichenologists are included in this li ...
References
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American mycologists
1865 births
1948 deaths
Biologists from Ohio