Abstract
The article provides information about new for Azerbaijan records of agaricoid fungi collected during the field trips in 2016–2019. In particular, 18 taxa (Agaricus porphyrizon, Amanita strobiliformis, Aureoboletus gentilis, A. moravicus, Clavulina cinerea, C. coralloides, Clitocybe martiorum, Lactarius acerrimus, L. evosmus, L. mairei, Ramaria formosa, Russula aurora, R. heterophylla f. adusta, R. melitodes, R. melliolens, R. velenovskyi, Scleroderma areolatum, Tricholoma columbetta, T. fracticum) belonging to ten genera, eight families, and five orders are reported. The data on the distribution patterns and habitats for each taxon are provided. The recorded mushrooms belong to two ecological groups: humus saprotrophs are represented by three species (Agaricus porphyrizon, Clavulina coralloides, and Clitocybe martiorum) while the remaining 14 species and one form are mycorrhizal. Data on conservation status in the European countries for Amanita strobiliformis, as well as for representatives of the genera Aureoboletus, Russula, Tricholoma, and Lactarius, are provided.
Highlights
The Caucasus is one of the botanically diverse regions representing one of the twenty-six "biodiversity hotspot" areas worldwide (Ali-zade, Shulkina, 2018)
The recorded mushrooms belong to two ecological groups: humus saprotrophs are represented by three species (Agaricus porphyrizon, Clavulina coralloides, and Clitocybe martiorum) while the remaining 14 species and one form are mycorrhizal
827 agaricoid fungi species belonging to 210 genera are known in Azerbaijan, based on herbarium materials kept at the Mycological herbarium (BAK) of the Institute of Botany, ANAS (Aghayeva, 2018)
Summary
The Caucasus is one of the botanically diverse regions representing one of the twenty-six "biodiversity hotspot" areas worldwide (Ali-zade, Shulkina, 2018). The mushroom diversity of the Greater Caucasus within Azerbaijan has been studied mainly in the second half of the 20th century. Until the 1960s, data on species diversity of macrofungi in the country was based on randomly collected specimens. 827 agaricoid fungi species belonging to 210 genera are known in Azerbaijan, based on herbarium materials kept at the Mycological herbarium (BAK) of the Institute of Botany, ANAS (Aghayeva, 2018). The diversity of Agaricomycetes in the area along the Greater Caucasus in Azerbaijan has been studied more extensively during the last seven years; over 140 taxa of fungi have been recorded, with 30 taxa reported. We report 18 new for Azerbaijan fungi taxa (17 species and one form); their distribution patterns, ecological features, and occurrence are discussed
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