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Figure 1.
(a)−(f) Pleurotus citrinopileatus for sale at Kullu Bazzar. (b) & (c) A basket full of harvested tiny termitophilic mushrooms and Lactarius deliciosus, ready for the kitchen. (d) Dried Sparassis crispa for cooking. (e) Sparassis crispa being cooked by villagers. (f) Termitomyces heimii growing in its natural habitat.
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Figure 2.
(a) Neolentinus lepideus, (b) Strobilomyces confusus, (c) Boletus edulis, (d) fruiting body of Agaricus campestris collected May. (e) Amanita caeserea, (f) Amanita vaginata growing in a pine forest.
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Figure 3.
(a) Lactifluus volemus, (b) rare mushroom Bovista colorata in nature, (c) & (d) a young man collected a big specimen of Meripilus giganteus in Mandi (HP), (e) Lactifluus piperatus, (f) Macrolepiota rachodes.
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Figure 4.
(a) Helevella crispa, (b) & (c) fruiting bodies of Morchella elata for consumption purposes, (d) Phaeotremella foliacea, (e) Cantharellus cibarius, (f) Agrocybe agereta.
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Figure 5.
(a) Ramaria flava, (b) Russula griseocarnosa, (c) Geopora arenicola, (d) Lactarius deliciosus, (e) fruiting bodies of Rhizopogon roseolus collected from conifer forests, (f) Schizophyllum commune.
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Sr No. Name Local name Family Uses 1 Pleurotus citrinopileatus Riyochi chhochi (Kullu), Chatrad, Dal ri
chattri, Banottiyan (Mandi)Pleurotaceae Fruiting bodies are used generally as a food, pickle and as pakore. 2 Termitomyces microcarpus Bhatoliyan (Mandi) Bhat koir
(Solan, Sirmaur),Lyophyllaceae As a food, in soup often consumed with rice or pulao. 3 Lactarius subpurpureus Chhachi( Mandi Shimla) Russulaceae Consumed as one of most delicious vegetables in upper parts of Shimla and Mandi. Mushroom vegetable. 4 Sparaciss crispa Bab-bakari (Chamba), gobhi mushroom Sparassidaceae Fruiting bodies are well washed to remove dirt from mushrooms, fried with ingredients and oil, which gives good flavour. 5 Termitomyces heimii Tatmour (Mandi) Lyophyllacaeae One of the tastiest mushroom generally consumed by people of lower regions. 6 Neolentinus ponderosus Dikri (Kullu) Gloephyllalaceae Consumed as a vegetables by hilly region of Shimla, Barot valley of Mandi. 7 Strobilomyces confusus NA Boletaceae Consumed as vegetables. 8 Boletus edulis Khukh Boletaceae Generally consumed by locals of Shimla, Mandi Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. 9 Agaricus campestris Khukh, Khumb Agaricaecae Fruiting bodies are generally consumed most frequently as a vegetable, pickles, fried roasted mushroom tikka dish. 10 Amanita caesarea Peeli chatri, Peela chayun (Palampur,
Shimla Solan)Amanitaceae Button stages of these mushrooms are generally consumed as vegetable. 11 Amanita vaginata Ghi koit (Shimla, Solan) Amanitaceae Consumed as food. 12 Lactifluus volemus Chachi (Mandi, Shimla) Russulaceae Frequently consumed by people of Shimla and Mandi during the rainy season. 13 Bovista colorata Chachi (Mandi) Agaricaceae Young fruiting bodies are eaten as food in near Bhaderwah border region of Chamba & J&K. 14 Meripilus giganteus Chachi (Mandi) Meripilaceae Giant fruiting bodies are often sliced in to small pieces, pickled, dried, consumed as vegetables by the people of Barot valley of Mandi. 15 Lactifluus piperatus Chachi ,Matoshelle
(Mandi, Shimla),Russulacae Consumed as a vegetable. 16 Macrolepiota rachodes Tamotar (Mandi), Bukka (Kullu) Agaricaceae Consumed as food. 17 Helevella crispa Kanude, Kanifdu, Kanchantu (Chamba, Shimla) Helvellaceae Generally consumed as vegetable. 18 Morchella elata Bhunt, Chumbakanu, (Chamba), Chunchru(Kullu) Dunglu, Chunchru (Kullu, Mandi), Cheau (Shimla) Morchellacae Highly consumed by locals due to its good flavour and its taste and also sold @ INR 30000-40000 per kg and also boiled in milk to strengthen immunity. 19 Cantharellus cibarius Peeli chatri (Mandi), Riaachi(Kullu) Cantharellaceae Consumed as one of favourite mushrooms due to its sweet aroma by people of upper region of Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur and Mandi districts. 20 Agrocybe agereta Koet (Solan) Strophariaceae Young fruiting bodies are eaten by locals of Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. 21 Ramaria flava Siun (Shimla) Gomphaceae Generally consumed as food. 22 Russula griseocarnosa Chachi (Mandi, Shimla) Russulaceae Generally consumed as food. 23 Geopora arenicola Khori, Kanifdu (Chamba) Pyronemataceae Generally consumed by tribes of Chamba region. 24 Lactarius deliciosus (Chhachi/mogsha) Mandi Shimla, Kinnaur Russulaceae This is quite a popular mushroom in upper regions of Himachal Pradesh as delicious mushroom vegetable. 25 Rhizopogon roseolus Buthu, Zhanda (Shimla), Bhubhla (Kullu) Rhizopogonaceae Fruiting bodies are eaten either as a raw, roasted form, or in boiled form. 26 Schizophyllum commune Koet (Solan, Sirmour), Chiyaun(Kullu) Schizophyllaceae Fruiting bodies are boiled in water, consumed as vegetables and in soup form. 27 Phaeotremella foliacea NA Phaeotremellaceae Fruiting bodies are often dried in sunlight for winter use and also used in soup in the Kullu region. Table 1.
Common wild edible mushrooms consumed, local name and uses in Himachal Pradesh, India.
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