Survey and Identification of some New Record Mushrooms in Erbil Governorate

Abstract

Sixteen species of Basidiomycota, which belong to sixteen genera were collected and identified from various areas in Erbil city of kurdistan region-Iraq, such as: Erbil city center, Barzan, Hanara, Heran, Khalefan, Koysnjaq, Salahaddin (Permum), Mergasur, Shaqlawa and Tawska. The identified genera and species include the followings:

First-Time Finds: Eight Rare Mushroom Species in Kurdistan's Wilderness

“…Our findings are comparable to those of other studies, such as: (Toma et al, 2018) (Aziz and Toma, 2012), collected mushroom in mountain areas in Sulaimani and Erbil Governorate especially in Soran, Joman, Qandil, Sedakan, andZalm areas between 1996-2010. A total of 34 species in 23 genera, 17 families and 7 orders belong to woody and fleshy species were identified at the first time in Iraq.…”