Société mycologique de France


The Société mycologique de France, often known by the abbreviation SMF, is an association linking French and French-speaking mycologists.

History

The society was founded in 1884 in Épinal in the Vosges by three doctors,
Lucien Quélet, Antoine Mougeot and René Joseph Justin Ferry, joined by two pharmacists, Émile Boudier and Narcisse Théophile Patouillard.
The object of the society was to "Establish relationships between mycologists scattered in various parts of French territory, centralize their research and thereby achieve the foundation of a complete fungal flora of France".
It was the first mycological society in the world. One year after its creation it already had 128 members and three years later it had 250. Most founder members were pharmacists, doctors or teachers and then it opened to amateurs.
The society's headquarters are located at 20 rue Rottembourg in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.

Activities

The society provides many activities and facilities for its members including
The society publishes a newsletter, an academic journal, a list of recommended French names of fungi and a database.

The SMF database

The SMF database operates under Access and contains more than 16,000 species of fungi studied by mycologists for their botanical interest, notably those of particular interest to humans: