- Xylaria sp
Not surprisingly we saw many different Xylaria species in the forests of Kerala. - Watergrass cutting with Cormorants
Watergrass cutting near Kochi under the watch of cormorants - 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 - 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 - 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 - Polyporus arcularius cap Thattekad
Polyporus arcularius cap seen in Thattekad - Phallus costatus with fly
Phallus costatus visited by a fly that feeds on its tempting sporemass that reeks of decaying meet - Phallus costatus Disp Pampadum Shola
A stinkhorn, probably Phallus costatus and its disected egg seen in Pampadum Shola NP - Phallus costatus
Phallus costatus in his errected prime. Not 100% sure if it is Ph. costatus. - Nilgiri Thar herd Eravikulam
Nilgiri Thar herd in Eravikulam NP, Western Ghats, Kerala - Nilgiri Langur Trachypithecus johnii Walking
Nilgiri Langur (Trachypithecus johnii) walking on a branch - Maybe a gorgeous Mycena seen in Pampadum Shola
Mycena sp. in Pampadum Shola around 2000m asl right on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border - Marasmius seen in Pampadum
Marasmius group in Pampadum Shola NP - Lentinus sp
Lentinus, a gilled member of the polypores. Some of the Lentinus are eaten - Lentinus (Polyporus) arcularius seen in Thattekad
Polyporus arcularius from below in Thattekad - Ipomea flower Munnar
Ipomea flower, a common weed around Munnar, Western Ghats - 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 - Hygrocybe & Clavaria
Hygrocybe sp and probably a Clavaria grwoing near Top Hill, South of Munnar, Kerala - Hexagonia with its honeycomb pores
Hexagonia sp polypore looking like snakeskin seen in Kerala.