Table 2 Ethnomycology and folk taxonomy of WEM of district Jammu
From: Ethnomycological study of wild edible and medicinal mushrooms in district Jammu, J&K (UT), India
Scientific name | Family | Vaucher no | Folk name | Fruiting | Uses (no. of informants cited the fungi for a use) | UR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agaricus californicus Peck | Agaricaceae | HBJU405 | Chatri | Jul–Sep | Culinary (53); medicine (9); gastrointestinal disorders (6) | 68 |
Auricularia auricula-judae (Bull.) Quel | Auriculariaceae | HBJU442 | Kankich | Apr–Jun | Culinary (9); medicine (3) | 12 |
Calvatia bovista (L.) Pers | Agaricaceae | HBJU407 | Khucoon | Apr–Jun | Culinary (31); medicine (11); gastrointestinal disorders (3) | 45 |
Coprinellus micaceus (Bull.) Fr | Agaricaceae | HBJU414 | Guchatar | Jan–Jun | Culinary (13; medicine (3) | 16 |
Geastrum saccatum Fr | Geastraceae | HBJU446 | Zameeni Tare | Jul–Sep | Culinary (19); medicine (6) | 25 |
Lepiota procera (Scop.) Gray | Agaricaceae | HBJU415 | Chatri, Khumb | Jul–Sep | Culinary (13); medicine (6) | 19 |
Leucoagaricus rhodocephalus (Berk.) Pegler | Agaricaceae | HBJU418 | Lal Chatri | Jul–Sep | Culinary (47); medicine (11) | 58 |
Morchella esculenta (L.) Pers | Morchellaceae | HBJU404 | Guchii | Jul–Sep | Culinary (14); medicine (7) | 21 |
Podaxis pistillaris (Peck) Hesler | Strophariaceae | HBJU422 | Khumbhi | Jul–Sep | Culinary (42); medicine (8) | 50 |
Termitomyces clypeatus R. Heim | Lyophyllaceae | HBJU427 | Khumb | Jul–Sep | Culinary (72); medicine (10); gastrointestinal disorders (2) | 84 |
Termitomyces eurrhizus (Berk.) R. Heim | Lyophyllaceae | HBJU428 | Khumb | Jul–Sep | Culinary (49); medicine (11) | 60 |
Termitomyces heimii Natarajan | Lyophyllaceae | HBJU429 | Naadu | Jul–Sep | Culinary (83); medicine (10) | 93 |
Termitomyces sp. | Lyophyllaceae | HBJU432 | Tanna | Jul–Sep | Culinary (86); medicine (24) | 110 |
Termitomyces striatus var. annulatus R. Heim | Lyophyllaceae | HBJU431 | Sootree | Jul–Sep | Culinary (65); medicine (10) | 75 |