Marcel Bon

Marcel Bon is one of France’s best known field mycologists. He was born in Picardy, in 1925 and came to mycology through general botany, and pharmacology.^[1] He lives(d) at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, a quaint little town on the mouth of the river Somme, in Picardy, Northern France, which was a former artists' and writers' retreat, and is now a popular tourist town.

In 1987, along with two artists (John Wilkinson, and Denys Ovenden) he produced the comprehensive field guide for mycologists, The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe. His other skills are as a pianist, an artist, and a skier.

The standard author abbreviation Bon is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

Bibliography

• The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North Western Europe, Bon M., (1987) pub. Hodder and Stoughton.
  • ISBN 0 340 39935 X (paperback)
  • ISBN 0 340 39953 8 (hardback).
• Les tricholomes de France et d'Europe occidentale, Bon. M, (1984) pub. Lechevalier (Paris).
• Fungorum Rariorum Icones Coloratae, Part 15 Corinarius, Bon. M, (1986) pub. Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd.
• Collins Pocket Guide; Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-Western Europe (Paperback), (2004) pub. HarperCollins Canada.

References

1. ^ Marcel Bon (1987). The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North Western Europe. Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 0 340 39935 X. 
2. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do. 

External links

• Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-West Europe

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