Christopher Edmund Broome (1812 - 1886) was a mycologist. Mycology (from the Greek μύκης meaning "fungus" is the branch of Biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic He is most well known for his collaboration with Miles Joseph Berkeley, publishing many joint articles with him. Miles Joseph Berkeley ( April 1, 1803 – July 30, 1889) was an English Cryptogamist and clergyman