Abstract:Native mushrooms are valuable non-timber forest products used worldwide, although they are under-exploited in Africa. This study focused on evaluating ethnomycological practices in Nigeria. The study was based on structured questionnaires in three of Nigeria's six geopolitical regions. Findings revealed that mycophagy is not a gender-based activity (<i>P</i> ≤ 0.05) in all the sites assessed. There were no significant differences (<i>P</i> ≤ 0.05) between the sites e… Show more
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