Macro-fungi from different places of Mazandaran and Tehran provinces, collected since 1982-2000, identified. An account of 16 Coprinus species, namely, Coprinus picaceus, C. cinereus, C. lagopus, C. lagopides, C. macrocephalus, C. brunneofibrillosus, C. subimpatiens, C. angulatus, C. niveus, C. ephemeroides, C. comatus, C. flocculosus, C. scobicola, C. disseminatus, C. plicatilis and C. patouillardii, were collected around Noor, Babulsar and Tehran and identified. Nine species, namely, Coprinus lagopus, C. comatus, C. flocculosus, C. scobicola, C. disseminatus, C. plicatilis, C. picaceus, C. macrocephalus and C. niveus,were previously recorded from Iran but other 7 species, namely, C. lagopides, C. macrocephalus, C. brunneofibrillosus, C. subimpatiens, C. angulatus, C. ephemeroides and C. cinereus are new to Iran along with C. lagopus, C. niveus, C. picaceus and C. macrocephalus are described and illustrated in detail. |