Clavulina species- Mumbai ?

            Fungus on dead tree bark – indiantreepix | Google Groups : 2 images. Fungus growing on dead tree bark. the first one looks like coral fungus. There r various forms and colors of coral fungus. Don’t know exact ID On the yellow coral fungus I am going to quote a friend, … from Pune: “”Coral […]

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Hygrocybe cantharellus ?

Hygrocybe cantharellus (Fr.) Murrill, 1911 (syn: Agaricus cantharellus Schwein., 1822; Camarophyllus cantharellus (Fr.) Murrill, 1916; Craterellus cantharellus (Fr.) Sacc., 1888; Craterellus cantharellus var. cantharellus (Fr.) Fr., 1838; Hygrocybe cantharellus f. cantharellus (Fr.) Murrill, 1911; Hygrocybe cantharellus f. sphagnicola (Hongo) Hongo, 1982; Hygrocybe lepida Arnolds, 1986; Hygrophorus cantharellus Fr., 1838; Hygrophorus cantharellus f. cantharellus Fr., 1838; […]

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Combretum yunnanense

Combretum yunnanense Exell, Sunyatsenia 1: 88 1933. (syn: Combretum griffithii var. yunnanense (Exell) Turland & C. Chen; Combretum wallichii var. yunnanense (Exell) M. Gangopadhyay & T. Chakrabarty) as per efi thread;  Andaman Islands, North-east India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Southern China (Yunnan) as per efi thread;    Plant Id from Bangladesh_SM_1428 : 14 posts by 5 […]

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Coprinellus species- Lonavala, Pune

  Fungi/Coprinellus sp.—-for sharing and further identification : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Sharing pics of Coprinellus species taken at Aambyvalley Rd., Off Lonavala, Pune in June17. If possible species identification is welcome. May be as per Coprinellus But inside portion has to be shown.

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Phellinus species- Janitri, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh

  Phellinus species submission : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)- around 450 kb each. Phellinus species  Family – Polyporaceae It’s an old specimen of Phellinus sp. which is about 16 years old its age can be calculated by counting its rings.  Weight – 2.4Kg Host tree – Persea odoratissima Altitude – 1600meters  Photographed at […]

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Amanita flavipes

Amanita flavipes S. Imai, 1933 (syn: Amplariella flavipes (S. Imai) E.-J. Gilbert 1940); The species is widely distributed in China, India, Japan, Pakistan, and South Korea as per amanitaceae;    Amanita flavipes submission : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) Amanita flavipes  Asian Yellow Dust Amanita Family – Amanitaceae Habitat – Found under coniferous forest  […]

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Rhizopogon roseolus

Rhizopogon roseolus (Corda) Th. Fr., 1909 (syn: Hysterangium clathroides var. rubescens (Tul. & C. Tul.) E. K. Cash, 1972; Hysterangium rubescens Tul. & C. Tul., 1843; Hysteromyces vulgaris Vittad., 1844; Melanogaster berkeleyanus Broome, 1845; Rhizopogon luteorubescens A. H. Sm., 1966; Rhizopogon provincialis Tul. & C. Tul., 1851; Rhizopogon roseolus f. aberrans Th. Fr., 1909; Rhizopogon […]

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Caloboletus calopus

Caloboletus calopus (Pers.) Vizzini, 2014 (syn: Boletus calopus Pers., 1801; Boletus calopus var. calopus Pers., 1801; Boletus calopus f. calopus Pers., 1801; Boletus calopus f. ereticulatus Estadès & Lannoy, 2001; Boletus calopus var. ruforubraporus Bertéa & Estadès, 2001; Boletus lapidum J. F. Gmel., 1792; Boletus olivaceus Schaeff., 1774; Boletus pachypus sensu NCL (1960), auct. brit. (2005) (misapplied […]

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102nd TAW in Talzan, Charkop, Kandivali west

102nd TAW in Talzan, Charkop, Knadivali west on 7th April,2019 at 8 am : 2 posts by 2 authors. Mysterious and mystifying……..Linking the land with the sea…….either by choice or compulsion, growing and thriving in the most brutal & hostile environment….In turn, creating a place where the most delicate creatures can find safety and refuse. […]

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OBSERVATION: BAMBOO GROVES, FLORAL DIVERSITY

OBSERVATION : BAMBOO GROVES , FLORAL DIVERSITY : Attachments (12)  My three years at Tezpur taught me that Bamboo groves are ideal place to search for floral varieties which may not be available in other sites in a particular area. When I reached Cooch Behar in 2005 I started visiting bamboo groves and I found many […]

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Cookeina species- Northeast India

  Please identify this plant. : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2) Location- Northeast east,  India Mountainous forest  Habitat- attached to a decaying tree.  Structure –  similar to a cup with stalk. Its hairy outside.    brodly classified as Birds nest fungus. this seems to be a Cyathus sp. a fungus. wait for fungus expert […]

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Cookeina species- Singapura Reserve forest, Kerala

    Wild mushroom | IDreq 01May2010 – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 3 images. A wild mushroom from Kerala, Singapura forest. (PS: record shot.) Date/Time : 08 Nov 2008 11:16  Location- Place, altitude and GPS: Singapura, Western ghats, Hill region, Reserve forest Between Palakkad and Mukkali (Silent Valley),  Kerala, 3000 feet,  Habitat- garden/ urban/wild/type: Wild, edges […]

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Xanthoria parietina ?

Xanthoria parietina (L.) Beltr. (syn: Lichen parietinus L.; Parmelia parietina (L.) Ach.; Physcia parietina (L.) De Not.; Teloschistes parietinus (L.) Norman);   Lichen ID Requested AT OCT2016/09 : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Identification requested Lichen Commonly grows on rocks October 23, 2016 Place: Hatu, Narkanda, Shimla, India Altitude: 8900 feet The yellow […]

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Unidentified- Hampta Top, Himachal Pradesh

  From Hampta Top-131110-PKA1 – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 2 images. These 2 pictures are from Hampta Top (14500 ft approx). Manali region.Date/Time: 28-09-2010 / 03:00PM … never knew SHE also does such art … natural rangoli.Many thanks … for sharing this view !!! This is a crustose lichen  yes Crustose lichen, the first plant form […]

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