Lace mushroom, Morchela, a highly valued edible fungus.
On Jul 26, 3:49 pm, JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Yazdy,
> Wonderful information. Just a question: where did you meet the Jane Kurba?
> Janaki Turaga
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> On 7/26/09, Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > Dear Prashant,
> > Thank you so much for letting us know about the name of this mushroom.
> > The one in the picture must be two days old.
> > I had seen the first one in the company of a Jane Kurba (tribe) old
> > man, many years ago as a young boy. It was so attractive with rainbow
> > like rings round it. It was fully open like an unbrella. I wished to
> > pick it when the old kurba pushed me aside stating that it is deadly
> > poisonous and as such they call it Kaal Kuppa. The tribals state that
> > anyone touching it with his foot risks the possibility of losing his
> > leg.
> > I am not sure it was a pure coincidence that somebody got gangrene on
> > his foot or the mushroom is really poisonous. I have seen quite a few
> > of these tribals with gangrenous foot. I have come across young men
> > sreaming in pain due to such foot ailments.
> > Regards
> > Yazdy Palia.
> > On 7/26/09, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Dear Friends,
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> > > Came across a very interesting mushroom. This is called as "Netted
> > Mushroom
> > > or Ladies Skirt". Sc.name: *Dictyophora indusiata*. This was photographed
> > > yesterday at CBD hills, Navi Mumbai.
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> > > best wishes
> > > Prashant..- Hide quoted text -
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