Ushadi generally all the mushrooms (macro fungi) including even most poisonous ones can not harm just by touching/handling them they need to be ingested to cause adverse effects.
But yes in case of few of these specialised entomopathogenic fungi(generally smaller and microscopic ones) and many molds species one needs to take care while handling them. Particularly about this genus and some other Ophiocordyceps species they do not cause any adverse effects at least by handling and even these fungi have many important phytochemicals so are also used in medicines. So we can atleast handle almost all macro fungi without any concern but keeping in mind that we are not inhaling its spores from its matured fruiting body and not ingesting it. And yes thanks for your concern Ushadi :-) Best regards Ashutosh Sharma On Sat 21 Dec, 2019, 1:48 PM J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks a lot, Ashutosh ji, for the wonderful addition. > > On Fri, 20 Dec 2019 at 22:32, Ashutosh Sharma < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Respected members, >> >> Here's one new and interesting addition to site. >> >> Isaria cicadae >> Common Name - Cicada Flower, Jinchanhua (Chinese name ) >> Family - Cordycipitaceae >> >> Isaria cicadae belongs to the interesting group of entomopathogenic fungi >> closely related to well known Ophiocordyceps (Yarsagumba). >> This fungi infects the nymph stage of Cicada species, deriving nurishment >> from it and ultimately leading to death of infected cicada. >> >> Photographed at Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh >> In July 2019 >> >> Best regards >> Ashutosh Sharma >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CADkfUKtxrcVyxmGHByK25-_DOuzf3Mq%2BbYGZJ87WNheDtbkkAA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CADkfUKtxrcVyxmGHByK25-_DOuzf3Mq%2BbYGZJ87WNheDtbkkAA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or > Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than > 2,00,000 images are directly displayed on 30.8.19). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CADkfUKv3-AxpW0X-FU42sNyJ8sa0Sh2J8Aacxfexn1Xqvib9gg%40mail.gmail.com.
