Table 1 List of mushrooms well recognized by peoples in the community, Local names and culinary status and habitat
No | Species/species | Family | Voucher No. | Vernacular name | Usea category | Pb | Habitat and substrate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | M | IC | Â | Â | |||||
1 | Termitomyces striatus (Beeli) R. Heim | Lyophyllaceae | HMAS273467 | Gultse | + | − | − | 2 | Farm land, on soil |
2 | T. eurhizus (Berk.) R. Heim | Lyophyllaceae | HMAS273459 | Tsergunu | + | − | + | 2 | Forest, termite nests |
3 | T. schimperi (Pat.) R. Heim | Lyophyllaceae | HMAS273460 | Zoma/Zip alweta | + | − | + | 1 | Farm land, termite nests |
4 | T. letestui (Pat.) R. Heim | Lyophyllaceae | HMAS273463 | Afifi | + | − | + | 1 | Farm land, termite nests |
5 | T. umkowaani (Cooke & Massee) D.A. Reid | Lyophyllaceae | HMAS273464 | Abenega | + | − | + | 2 | Grazing land, termite nests |
6 | T. robustus (Beeli) R. Heim | Lyophyllaceae | HMAS273465 | Gultse | + | − | + | 2 | Grazing land, termite nests |
7 | T. microcarpus (Berk. & Broome) R. Heim | Lyophyllaceae | HMAS273461 | Aburalu | + | + | − | 1 | Grazing land, termite nests |
8 | T. clypeatus R. Heim | Lyophyllaceae | HMAS273462 | Akukufi | + | + | + | 1 | Farm land, termite nests |
9 | T. sp.1 | Lyophyllaceae | HMAS273467 | Angushung | + | − | − | 2 | Farm land, termite nests |
10 | Psathyrella sp | Psathyrellaceae |  | Egnegnero | + | − | − | 3 | Forest,on soil |
11 | Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.) Murrill | Polyporaceae | HMAS272461 | Achechereb | + | + | − | 3 | Forest, on log |
12 | Auricularia sp. | Auriculariaceae | HMAS272463 | Huntsul | + | − | − | 2 | Forest, on living tree |
13 | Ganoderma sp. | Ganodermataceae | HMAS272464 | - | − | + | − | − | Farm land, on dead wood |
14 | Coprinus comatus (O.F. Müll.) Pers. | Agaricaceae | HMAS272465 | Egnegnero | + | − | − | 3 | Farm land, on dead wood |
15 | Macrolepiota dolichaula (Berk. & Broome) Pegler & R.W. Rayner | Agaricaceae | HMAS272466 | Tsrgunu amigu/ Tsrgunu ashilu | ± |  | − | 3 | Forest, on leaf litter |
16 | M. rhacodes | Agaricaceae | HMAS272467 | ± | − | − | 3 | Forest, on leaf litter | |
17 | Chlorophyllum molybdites (G. Mey.) Massee | Agaricaceae | HMAS272468 | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
18 | Agaricus sp | Agaricaceae | HMAS272469 | Signil tsoro /Gel tsoro | − | − | − | 4 | Forest, on leaf litter |
19 | Leucoagaricus sp | Agaricaceae | HMAS272470 | − | − | − | 4 | Forest, on leaf litter | |
20 | Leucocoprinus sp | Agaricaceae | HMAS272471 | − | − | − | 4 | Forest, on living tree | |