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The Raymond M. Fatto Herbarium at NYBG
Raymond M. Fatto, a lifelong resident of the State of New Jersey and a guiding member of the New Jersey Mycological Assoc. (NJMA), donated his herbarium of 1045 Russula and 201 Inocybe collections to the New York Botanical Garden in November of 2003 shortly before his death at age 74. A retired chemist who studied field mycology for about 25 years, he became known for his expertise in the genus Russula, and he had begun work in the genus Inocybe. He published descriptions of several new Russula species and regularly lectured before amateur groups and at events such as the annual Northeastern Mycological Foray. With Geoffrey Kibby of London, England, he co-authored Keys to the Species of Russula in Northeastern North America (61 pp, 1990). He collected data on the mushrooms of New Jersey contributing specimens to a herbarium at Rutgers University; carried out an 11-year fungal diversity study at the William L. Hutcheson Memorial Forest in Franklin Township, Somerset County, N.J.; and, set up an annual survey project to identify indigenous fungi at the Rutgers Creek Wildlife Conservancy in Greenville, N.Y.
Click on the link below for additional information about the Fatto material, for a list of named species and varieties, and for a pdf file presenting an unpublished key Fatto used to identify Inocybe.
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