Macrofungal Biodiversity of Pazar (Tokat) District

Abstract

This study was made to determine the macrofungi of Pazar (Tokat) district in 2011. Pazar district located to the west of Tokat province has a transition climate between the Black Sea climate and the Continental climate. After field and laboratory studies, 52 species belonging to 2 divisions, 28 families and 44 genera were identified: 7 taxa belong to Ascomycota and 45 to Basidiomycota. From the identified macrofungi, 27 were edible, 17 inedible, 8 poisonous. Morchella elata, Morchella esculenta, Agaricus bisporus, Lactarius deliciosus, Lepista nuda, Marasmius oreades, Verpa bohemica are the species collected and consumed by the local people among the edible fungi.