Wild edible mushrooms from high elevations in the Garhwal Himalaya-I

Abstract

Information is provided on 15 species of wild edible mushrooms collected at elevations of 2000−3500 masl in the Garhwal Himalaya of Northern India. Except for Morchella esculenta (‗Guchhi'), which is a member of the ascomycetes, all of the other macrofungi considered herein are basidiomycetes. The 15 species belong to 12 genera and 08 families and were collected from 08 different study sites in the Garhwal Himalaya.