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LIFESTYLE

A FIELD outh Africa must surely be
the leading country in the
world for books intended
as ‘field guides’. It’s no
wonder. Biologically, we
possess such a wondrous
DAY FOR Svariety of wildlife and plant
life; so much to excite the eye and to
FIELD GUIDE make one want to identify everything.
Our share of the world’s plant
LOVERS kingdom is an international source of
wonderment. Our share of the kingdom
of animalia includes lions and damsel
flies, whales and birds (800 species
of birds) and hundreds of species of
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No wonder we have so many field
guides. Very comprehensive too.
But of the world’s six natural kingdoms
there is one that has received very little
Below: Forest Queen of Zululand attention – the kingdom of fungi which
Below right: Amanita muscaria – poisonous and hallucinogenic mushrooms includes mushrooms.

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