New for Azerbaijan records of agaricoid fungi collected in Shaki District

• Main Authors: Mustafabayli E.H., Prydiuk M.P., Aghayeva D.N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: M.G.Kholodny Institute of Botany 2021-06-01
• Series: Ukrainian Botanical Journal
• Subjects: agaricomycetes; agaricoid fungi; diversity; ecological groups; greater caucasus; mycorrhiza; rare species; taxa
• Online Access: http://ukrbotj.co.ua/archive/78/3/214

The article provides information about new for Azerbaijan records of agaricoid fungi collected during the field trips in 2016–2019. In particular, 18 taxa (Agaricus porphyrizon, Amanita strobiliformis, Aureoboletus gentilis, A. moravicus, Clavulina cinerea, C. coralloides, Clitocybe martiorum, Lactarius acerrimus, L. evosmus, L. mairei, Ramaria formosa, Russula aurora, R. heterophylla f. adusta, R. melitodes, R. melliolens, R. velenovskyi, Scleroderma areolatum, Tricholoma columbetta, T. fracticum) belonging to ten genera, eight families, and five orders are reported. The data on the distribution patterns and habitats for each taxon are provided. The recorded mushrooms belong to two ecological groups: humus saprotrophs are represented by three species (Agaricus porphyrizon, Clavulina coralloides, and Clitocybe martiorum) while the remaining 14 species and one form are mycorrhizal. Data on conservation status in the European countries for Amanita strobiliformis, as well as for representatives of the genera Aureoboletus, Russula, Tricholoma, and Lactarius, are provided.