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Beatrix Potter: An Early Mycologist, Page 1 of 2
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Beatrix Potter, the well-known children’s author and illustrator, is most associated with the famous Peter Rabbit books. What many don’t realize is that she was also a scientist, using her artistic abilities to draw and document numerous types of flora and fauna, including a variety of fungi. She made many detailed reports and was one of the first mycologists to successfully culture and grow fungi from spores. It took many years for her contributions in this arena of microbiology to be recognized, but her impact is undeniable.