On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 8:35 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote:
> which is this mushroom and is it edible? > > Mani. > > On 11/29/09, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Forwarding again for Id assistance pl. > > > > Earlier relevant feedback: > > > > “In Chhotanagpur tribals call some of these fungi as '*KUKKURMUTTA*' as > > they believe that these plants grows where dogs piss. > > I imagine what they must have called these after seeing this pic > > [:p] !! > > > > Regards > > Pankaj” > > > > > > > > “From the enlarged photograph - the elephant droppings seems to be on the > > grass blades/grass lands. > > No termite mound evident in the photograph. I guess the mushroom seeds > have > > grown on the elephant dung (natural fertilizer). > > Hope this helps. > > Regards > > Raghu” > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> > > Date: 2009/11/4 > > Subject: [indiantreepix:22299] White mushroom mushrooms on Elephant dung. > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > ** > > *White mushroom mushrooms on Elephant dung. * > > *Nothing gets wasted in nature !* > > ** > > *( Soon we came across fresh elephant dung indicating that they could be > in > > the vicinity.* > > * Hence we beat a hasty retreat. )* > > ** > > *Narimale Hills, Karnataka* > > *Shola forest, W. ghats* > > *06 Dec 2009* > > ** > > ** > > *Regards* > > *Raghu* > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Now, send attachments up to 25MB with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn > > how< > http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_galaxy_2/*http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/photos > > > > . > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "indiantreepix" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > <indiantreepix%[email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > > > > > > > > > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > > Image Resource of more than a thousand species of Birds, Butterflies, > Plants > > etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg > > For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- > Indiantreepix: > > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "indiantreepix" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > > > > > > > Dear Dr Pankaj, It can be *Panaeolus africanus* which has been found to grow on elephant and hippo dung. For exact identification the spore colour, size etc are required. Moreover, these pics are of slightly mature stage when the cap has fully expanded. Some pics of the younger fruit bodies could be helpful. -- inderjeet sethi -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
