Ruth Ellen Berkeley

Ruth Ellen Berkeley (bapt. 1 October 1845^[2] – 16 June 1914) was an English mycologist, collector of fungi specimens and scientific botanical illustrator.^[3][4] She is known for her specimen collections as well as her illustrations of British fungi particularly in Mordecai Cubitt Cooke's book Illustrations of British Fungi (Hymenomycetes).^[5] Her father, the mycologist Miles Joseph Berkeley, named a fungal species Agaricus ruthae (now known as Pleurotus ruthae) in her honour.^[6]

Ruth Ellen Berkeley
Born	1845 King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire
Died	16 June 1914 (aged 68)[1] Devon, England
Nationality	English
Known for	botanical illustration

Gallery

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  Ruth's illustration of the fungus that bears her name; her initials appear at bottom of the plate.
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