N.L. Bougher's scientific contributions

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Four species of the Hygrophoraceae are described from Western Australia, Hygrocybe austrolutea A.M.Young, Hygrocybe firma (Berk. & Broome) Singer, Hygrocybe pratensis (Pers.: Fr.) Murrill and Hygrophorus involutus G. Stev. The records are new for Western Australia and Hygrocybe pratensis is a new record for Australia. The known biogeographical dist...
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Four species of Hygrophoraceae are described from south-west Western Australia. Hygrocybe conica (Schaeff.: Fr.) Kummer var. conica f. conica and Hygrocybe miniate (Fr.: Fr.) Kummer var. miniate are widely distributed throughout the world, whereas Hygrocybe polychroma and Hygrocybe viscidibrunnea are previously undescribed and may be endemic to Aus...

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... The number of species of Hygrophoraceae known to be present in Western Australia is slowly increasing. Bougher & Young (1997) Bougher & A.M. Young. These records increased the number of species within the Hygrophoraceae listed for Western Australia to seven. ...
... First, these fungi often seem to be found in 'mossy' habitats. Second, the Australian species have been well documented recently and, in the papers which mention associated bryophytes (Wood 2001, Young 1999, 2000b, 2000c, Young, Bougher & Robinson 2000, Young, Kearney & Kearney 2001, mostly just the word 'moss' is used. Sphagnum is the only moss genus that is mentioned, a few times. ...