- Termitomyces sp. seen in Kerala
A Termitomyces, probably T. clypeatus. Sushri Tripathy tells me it is commonly eaten in South India. Termite mushrooms are only known from cultivation by termites! Thattekkhad, Kerala - Phallus costatus
Phallus costatus in his errected prime. Not 100% sure if it is Ph. costatus. - Poronia sp seen in Pampadum
Poronia sp. fruiting bodies growing out of Gaur droppings. This asco looks quite like a Cordyceps, but no insect is being digested. Pampadum NP - Phallus costatus Disp Pampadum Shola
A stinkhorn, probably Phallus costatus and its disected egg seen in Pampadum Shola NP - Phallus costatus with fly
Phallus costatus visited by a fly that feeds on its tempting sporemass that reeks of decaying meet - Xylaria sp
Not surprisingly we saw many different Xylaria species in the forests of Kerala. - Spongipellis Hymenium Kerala
Spongipellis sp. hymenium growing on a dead root in a tea plantation near Munnar. Could have been the root of a Grevillea tree. Kerala S - Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)
Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) in Thattekkad - Lentinus (Polyporus) arcularius seen in Thattekad
Polyporus arcularius from below in Thattekad - Polyporus arcularius cap Thattekad
Polyporus arcularius cap seen in Thattekad - Balanophora fungosa var. indica
Balanophora fungosa var. indica, a strange parasitic plant without chlorophyll often mistaken for a fungus. - Auricularia sp
Auricularia sp, maybe Au. delicata, a wood ear seen in Kerala - Watergrass cutting with Cormorants
Watergrass cutting near Kochi under the watch of cormorants - Lentinus sp
Lentinus, a gilled member of the polypores. Some of the Lentinus are eaten - Hexagonia with its honeycomb pores
Hexagonia sp polypore looking like snakeskin seen in Kerala. - Hygrocybe group Pampadum Shola
Looks line a Hygrocybe to me we, found in Pampadum Shola National Park. Beautiful pink gills and red light under the cap - Marasmius seen in Pampadum
Marasmius group in Pampadum Shola NP - Hexagonia sp.
Hexagonia sp. - A good common name should be Honeycomb polypore, seen in Thattekkad. - Agaric Shola
A beautiful agaric encountered in Pampadum Shola National Park in 2000m asl. - Maybe a gorgeous Mycena seen in Pampadum Shola
Mycena sp. in Pampadum Shola around 2000m asl right on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border