Additions to the diversity of mushrooms in Gilgit-Baltistan,Pakistan

Samples of basidiomycetous fungi were collected from different parts of gilgit,pakistan. spore prints were prepared by removing the stalk and placing the cap overnight on a white sheet. the samples were brought to the laboratory of biological sciences department,kiu,gilgit,for further in-vitro investigation. during this research work 15 species have been collected and identified viz.,krombholziella oxydabilis,krombholziella scabra,leccinum carpini,leccinum crocipodium,leccinum versipelle,(order boletales: family: boletaceae); gyrodonlividus (order boletales: family: strobilomycetaceae); porphyrellus psedoscaber,tylopilusfelleus (order boletales: family: gyrodontaceae); omphalotus olearius (order boletales: family: paxillaceae); inocybe agardhii,inocybe geophylla,inocybe nappies,naucoria centunculus (order cortinariales: family cortinariaceae); ganoderma applanatum (order ganodermetales: family ganodermataceae); and inonotus radiates (order hymenochaetales: family hymenochaetaceae). all these species appeared to be new records from gilgit-baltistan,not hitherto reported. © 2017,pakistan botanical society. all rights reserved.