THE DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF EDIBLE AND MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS FROM MAZANDARAN PROVINCE OF NORTHERN IRAN
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https://doi.org/10.46991/PYSU:B/2019.53.1.033Keywords:
medicinal and edible mushrooms, diversity, distribution, ecological groups, Northern IranAbstract
e present study was conducted in Mazandaran Province of Northern Iran. A total of 76 species and 2 variations of macrofungi belonging to phyla Basidiomycota and Ascomycota have been collected and identified. Among described species, 54 are edible, 24 possess only medicinal properties, 15 are reported for the first time for Mazandaran Province and 3 Russula species – for mycobiota of Iran. From them 42 species grow on northern slopes, 12 – on southern slopes, and 29 – on all facing slopes. They belong to xylotrophs (37), coprotrophs/xylotrophs (3), humus/litter saprotrophs (17) and mycorrhizal (20) species.
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