The Mycoflora of Higher Fungi in Mt. Paekdu and Adjacent Areas (I)

Some 420 species of higher fungi were collected from the Mt. Paekdu, Songwha river and their adjacent areas from 28th July to 12th of August, 1991 and identified to 2 subdivisions, 4 classes, 2 subclasses, 12 orders, 51 families, 141 genera and 336 species. The dominant species were Clitocybe gibba, C. clavipes, ystoderma amianthinum, Hygrocybe flavescens, H. miniata, Russula cyanoxantha, R. metica, Lactarius lignyotus, L. torminosus and Phellinus igniarius. The species found in Mt. Paekdu were newly described; Amanita muscaria var. regaris, Volvariella species var. speciosa, Cortinarius alboviolaceus, C. violaceus, Inocybe geolilacina, I. hirtella var. hirtella, Boletinus paluster, Crepidotus badiofloccosus, Lactarius circellatus var. circellatus, L. controversus and L. cilicioides.