Fungi of the Himalaya
1,232 fungi on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the Himalaya, 2 of them threatened (2 Vulnerable) and 13 endemic to India.
A species is in a region when a GBIF record of it is placed there (the biogeographic zones of the Wildlife Institute of India). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened fungi of the Himalaya (2)
- Clavaria zollingeri violet coral fungus VU
- Ophiocordyceps sinensis Chinese Caterpillar Fungus VU
Fungi of the Himalaya endemic to India (13)
- Anisomeridium calcicola
- Arthopyrenia claviformis
- Bogoriella conothelena
- Dermatocarpon miniatum Leather Lichen
- Endocarpon pusillum Scaly Stippled Lichen
- Lithothelium hyalosporum
- Phyllocharis orbicularis
- Polymeridium albopruinosum
- Pyrenula anomala wart lichen
- Pyrenula leucotrypa
- Pyrgillus cubanus
- Stigmidium allogenum
- Trypethelium eluteriae trypelthelium lichen
All fungi of the Himalaya on the list (1,232)
- Abrothallus peyritschii
- Abundisporus fuscopurpureus
- Acanthofungus ahmadii
- Acaulospora bireticulata
- Acaulospora capsicula
- Acaulospora colombiana
- Acaulospora delicata
- Acaulospora denticulata
- Acaulospora dilatata
- Acaulospora elegans
- Acaulospora foveata
- Acaulospora koskei
- Acaulospora lacunosa
- Acaulospora laevis
- Acaulospora longula
- Acaulospora mellea
- Acaulospora paulinae
- Acaulospora scrobiculata
- Acaulospora spinosa
- Acaulospora tuberculata
- Achroceratosphaeria potamia
- Acremonium furcatum
- Aecidium aechmantherae
- Aecidium girardiniae
- Aecidium montanum
- Aecidium scutellariae
- Aecidium tandonii
- Aequabiliella effusa
- Agaricus campestris Meadow Mushroom
- Agaricus gemloides
- Agaricus melanocarpus
- Agaricus trisulphuratus scaly tangerine mushroom
- Agonimia tristicula agonimia lichen
- Agrocybe pediades Common Fieldcap
- Aleuria aurantia orange peel fungus
- Aleuria boudieri
- Aleuria dalhousiensis
- Aleuria gigantea
- Aleurodiscus taxicola
- Alternaria alternata
- Alternaria brassicae
- Amanita argenteoalba
- Amanita battarrae Gray-Zoned Ringless Amanita
- Amanita concentrica
- Amanita cornelii
- Amanita dhakuriana
- Amanita emodotrygon
- Amanita flavipes Asian Yellow Dust Amanita
- Amanita flavoalba
- Amanita hemibapha Half-Dyed Slender Caesar
- Amanita rubrovolvata Red Volva Amanita
- Amanita sharmae
- Amanita subparvipantherina
- Amanita tullossiana
- Amanita virgineoides False Virgin's Lepidella
- Amauroderma scopulosum
- Amaurodon viridis Periwinkle Tooth Crust
- Ambispora appendicula
- Ambispora callosa
- Ambispora fennica
- Ambispora gerdemannii
- Ambispora jimgerdemannii
- Ambispora leptoticha
- Ambispora nicolsonii
- Amphinema byssoides cratered duster
- Amylocorticium indicum
- Amylosporomyces echinosporus
- Amylostereum chailletii powdered duster
- Amylostereum laevigatum yew duster
- Anisomeridium biforme anisomeridium lichen
- Anisomeridium calcicola
- Anthracocystis caledonica
- Anthracocystis heteropogonicola
- Anthracocystis mutabilis
- Anthracothecium himalayense
- Anthracothecium macrosporum
- Anthracothecium prasinum anthracothecium lichen
- Anthracothecium thwaitesii
- Antrodia mappa
- Antrodia sinuosa
- Antrodiella albocinnamomea
- Aphelaria tuberosa
- Apinisia keratinophila
- Apiospora thailandica
- Apiotrichum dulcitum
- Apiotrichum laibachii
- Archaeospora myriocarpa
- Archaeospora trappei
- Arthopyrenia claviformis
- Arthopyrenia grisea
- Artomyces turgidus
- Aschersonia coffeae
- Ascocoryne cylichnium
- Ascodesmis sphaerospora
- Aspergillus aculeatus
- Aspergillus flavus
- Aspergillus stramenius
- Aspropaxillus sainii
- Asterophora lycoperdoides Powder Cap
- Asterostroma cervicolor brown starweb
- Asterostroma muscicola
- Astraeus hygrometricus Hygroscopic Earthstar
- Astrothelium megaspermum
- Astrothelium meghalayense
- Astrothelium meristosporum
- Astrothelium pupula
- Astrothelium sikkimense
- Astrothelium subnitidiusculum
- Atheliachaete galactites
- Atractospora decumbens
- Aurantiascoma quercus
- Auricularia auricula-judae Jelly Ear
- Auricularia delicata karoko
- Auriscalpium vulgare Earpick Fungus
- Australicium singulare
- Baeospora myosura Conifercone Cap
- Bannoa syzygii
- Bartalinia robillardoides
- Basidioascus magus
- Basidiobolus ranarum
- Beauveria bassiana
- Beauveria pseudobassiana
- Bhagirathimyces himalayensis
- Bifiguratus adelaidae
- Bjerkandera adusta Smoky polypore
- Boerlagiomyces effusus
- Bogoriella conothelena
- Boletus reticuloceps Netcap King Bolete
- Bondarzewia mesenterica mountain polypore
- Botryobasidium conspersum
- Botryobasidium danicum
- Botryobasidium isabellinum
- Botryobasidium subcoronatum
- Bovista aestivalis summer puffball
- Bovista plumbea Lead-grey Puffball
- Bovista polymorpha
- Bovista pusilla least puffball
- Bovista trachyspora
- Bovistella henningsii
- Brachysporiella indica
- Brevicellicium exile
- Brevicellicium olivascens
- Cabalodontia albofibrillosa
- Cabalodontia queletii
- Calcipostia guttulata
- Calocera viscosa Jelly-antler
- Calostoma junghuhnii
- Calycellina populina
- Calycina citrina Yellow Fairy Cups
- Calycina herbarum
- Candelabrochaete verruculosa
- Candelaria concolor Candleflame Lichen
- Candelaria crawfordii
- Candelaria indica
- Candelaria pacifica Pacific Candleflame Lichen
- Candelariella coralliza
- Candelariella reflexa
- Candelariella vitellina Common Goldspeck
- Cantharellus cibarius Golden Chanterelle
- Capitotricha scabrovillosa
- Catapyrenium cinereum Earth Lichen
- Ceraceomyces borealis
- Ceraceomyces reidii
- Cercospora amorphophalli
- Cercospora canescens
- Cerioporus squamosus Dryad's Saddle
- Cerioporus varius Elegant Polypore
- Ceriporia viridans
- Ceropsora piceae
- Cerrena caperata
- Cerrena unicolor Mossy Maze Polypore
- Cerrena zonata
- Cetraspora pellucida
- Chaenotheca chlorella needle lichen
- Chaenotheca chrysocephala Canary Whiskers
- Chaenotheca ferruginea needle lichen
- Chaenotheca furfuracea Sulphur Stubble Lichen
- Chaenotheca gracillima needle lichen
- Chaenotheca hispidula hispid needle lichen
- Chaenotheca laevigata needle lichen
- Chaenotheca olivaceorufa
- Chaenotheca phaeocephala needle lichen
- Chaenotheca sphaerocephala Ball-headed whiskers
- Chaenotheca stemonea needle lichen
- Chaenotheca trichialis Frog Whiskers
- Chaenothecopsis brevipes chaenothecopsis lichen
- Chaenothecopsis debilis King Pin
- Chaenothecopsis golubkovae
- Chaenothecopsis himalayensis
- Chaenothecopsis nana chaenothecopsis lichen
- Chaenothecopsis ochroleuca
- Chaenothecopsis pusiola chaenothecopsis lichen
- Chaenothecopsis rubescens chaenothecopsis lichen
- Chaenothecopsis savonica Least Pin
- Chaenothecopsis tasmanica
- Chaenothecopsis viridireagens chaenothecopsis lichen
- Chaetocapnodium placitae
- Chaetodermella luna crescent crust
- Chaetomium globosum
- Chaetomium microascoides
- Chalara clidemiae
- Chalara holubovae
- Chalara pseudoaffinis
- Cheilymenia bisetosa
- Cheilymenia luteopallens
- Cheilymenia theleboloides
- Cheilymenia vitellina
- Chlorolepiota brunneotincta
- Chlorophyllum humei
- Chlorosplenium indicum
- Chondrostereum himalaicum
- Chondrostereum purpureum Silverleaf Fungus
- Chroogomphus himalayanus
- Chrysomyxa himalensis
- Ciboria lignicola
- Ciboria ranikhetiensis
- Cinereomyces lindbladii
- Cladobotryum apiculatum
- Cladophialophora chaetospira
- Cladosporium delicatulum
- Clarireedia bennettii
- Clarkeinda trachodes
- Clavaria acuta Pointed Club
- Clavaria amoenoides
- Clavaria atrobadia
- Clavaria crosslandii
- Clavaria incarnata Skinny Club
- Clavaria indica
- Clavaria zollingeri violet coral fungus VU
- Clavariadelphus americanus
- Clavariadelphus mirus
- Clavariadelphus truncatus truncated club
- Claviceps purpurea Rye Ergot
- Clavicorona gracilis
- Clavulina amethystina
- Clavulina amethystinoides
- Clavulina castaneipes
- Clavulina cinerea grey coral fungus
- Clavulina coralloides crested coral fungus
- Clavulina gigartinoides
- Clavulina hispidulosa
- Clavulina ingrata
- Clavulina leveillei
- Clavulina mussooriensis
- Clavulina ornatipes
- Clavulina rugosa wrinkled club fungus
- Clavulina thindii
- Clavulinopsis amoena
- Clavulinopsis corniculata meadow coral fungus
- Clavulinopsis fusiformis Golden Spindles
- Clavulinopsis helvola Yellow Club
- Clavulinopsis laeticolor Handsome Club
- Climacodon pulcherrimus
- Clitopilus prunulus Sweetbread Mushroom
- Clonostachys rosea
- Codinaeella lambertiae
- Coleosporium plectranthi
- Conferticium ochraceum
- Coniochaeta decumbens
- Coniochaeta fasciculata
- Coniochaeta mutabilis
- Coniochaeta simbalensis
- Coniophora arida dry duster
- Coniophora puteana wet rot
- Coniothyrium palmicola
- Conohypha grandispora
- Cookeina insititia Fringed Goblet
- Coprinellus aureogranulatus
- Coprinellus disseminatus Trooping Crumble Cap
- Coprinellus micaceus mica cap
- Coprinopsis phlyctidospora
- Coprinus comatus Shaggy Mane
- Coprotus aurora
- Cordana bisbyi
- Cordyceps farinosa
- Cordyceps javanica
- Cordyceps militaris Scarlet Caterpillar Club
- Cordyceps tenuipes
- Coriolopsis occidentalis
- Corticium roseum
- Cortinarius dhakuricus
- Cortinarius pseudotorvus
- Cortinarius thindii
- Cosmospora viridescens
- Craterellus parvogriseus DD
- Crucibulum laeve common bird's nest fungus
- Cruentomycena uttarakhandina
- Crustoderma fibuligerum
- Cryptococcus gattii
- Cubamyces menziesii
- Cuphophyllus virgineus Snowy Waxcap
- Cutaneotrichosporon moniliiforme
- Cyanoboletus sinopulverulentus
- Cyanoporus fuligo
- Cyathicula cyathoidea
- Cyathus poeppigii
- Cyathus stercoreus dung-loving bird's nest fungus
- Cyathus striatus fluted bird's nest fungus
- Cylindrium grande
- Cylindrobasidium evolvens
- Cylindrobasidium laeve tear dropper
- Cylindrocladiella elegans
- Cylindrotrichum aquaticum
- Cyphellophora guyanensis
- Cyphellostereum indicum
- Cyptotrama asprata Golden-scruffy Collybia
- Cystocoleus ebeneus Velvet Lichen
- Cystofilobasidium capitatum
- Cystostereum murrayi
- Dacrymyces spathularia
- Dacrymyces stillatus Jelly Spot Fungus
- Dacryobolus karstenii
- Dacryobolus sudans weeping toothcrust
- Dactylaria acaciae
- Dactylonectria anthuriicola
- Dactylonectria estremocensis
- Dactylonectria macrodidyma
- Daedalea dickinsii
- Daedalea flavida
- Daedalea quercina Oak mazegill
- Daedalea xantha
- Daldinia concentrica King Alfred's Cakes
- Daldinia loculata
- Daldinia vernicosa
- Darksidea zeta
- Dasyscyphus dalhousiensis
- Deconica coprophila dung-loving Deconica
- Dendroclathra lignicola
- Dendrophlebia crassispora
- Dermatocarpon luridum brook stippleback lichen
- Dermatocarpon miniatum Leather Lichen
- Dermatocarpon vellereum silverskin lichen
- Desarmillaria tabescens ringless honey fungus
- Desmazierella acicola
- Diaporthe columnaris
- Diatrype macounii
- Diatrype stigma common tarcrust fungus
- Diatrype virescens Kiwi Bubbles
- Diatrypella borassi
- Dichostereum pallescens
- Dichostereum rhodosporum
- Didymella keratinophila
- Diversispora aurantia
- Diversispora epigaea
- Diversispora spurca
- Dominikia bernensis
- Earliella scabrosa
- Echinoderma asperum Freckled Dapperling
- Echinodontiellum japonicum
- Echinosphaeria canescens
- Efibula tuberculata
- Efibulella deflectens
- Eleutheromyces subulatus
- Elmerina caryae
- Endocarpon pusillum Scaly Stippled Lichen
- Endophoma elongata
- Entoloma conferendum star pinkgill
- Entoloma llimonae
- Entoloma nitens
- Entrophospora claroidea
- Entrophospora etunicata
- Entrophospora infrequens
- Entrophospora lamellosa
- Entrophospora lutea
- Entyloma dahliae
- Erioscyphella abnormis
- Erysiphe adunca
- Erysiphe clandestina
- Erysiphe euonymicola
- Erysiphe polygoni
- Erysiphe salicis
- Exophiala bonariae
- Exophiala cancerae
- Exophiala castellanii
- Exophiala dermatitidis
- Exophiala eucalypticola
- Exophiala eucalyptorum
- Exophiala opportunistica
- Exophiala radicis
- Exserohilum turcicum Northern Corn Leaf Blight
- Exsudoporus ruber
- Favolus glaber
- Favolus grammocephalus
- Fibrodontia gossypina
- Filoboletus manipularis
- Flammulina populicola
- Flaviporus hunua
- Fomes fomentarius Hoof Fungus
- Fomitiporia robusta Robust Bracket
- Fomitopsis pinicola Red-banded Polypore
- Funalia sanguinaria
- Funneliformis caledonius
- Funneliformis constrictus
- Funneliformis coronatus
- Funneliformis dimorphicus
- Funneliformis geosporus
- Funneliformis mosseae
- Fusarium algeriense
- Fusarium arcuatisporum
- Fusarium avenaceum
- Fusarium equiseti
- Fusarium falciforme
- Fusarium foetens
- Fusarium kamalianum
- Fusarium keratoplasticum
- Fusarium oxysporum Cucumber Fusarium
- Fusarium solani
- Fuscoporia ferrea Cinnamon Porecrust
- Fuscoporia gilva Mustard Yellow Polypore
- Fuscoporia torulosa Tufted Bracket
- Fusicolla violacea
- Galerina marginata Funeral Bell
- Gallinipes pseudodichotomus
- Gambleola cornuta
- Ganoderma applanatum artist's bracket
- Ganoderma destructans
- Ganoderma lucidum lacquered bracket
- Ganoderma lucidum lacquered bracket
- Ganoderma polychromum
- Gauthieromyces indicus
- Geastrum corollinum weathered earthstar
- Geastrum fimbriatum Sessile Earthstar
- Geastrum saccatum rounded earthstar
- Geastrum triplex Collared Earthstar
- Geoglossum variabilisporum
- Gibbera prinsepiae
- Gigaspora albida
- Gigaspora gigantea
- Gigaspora margarita
- Gliophorus flavoviridis
- Gliophorus glutinosus
- Gloeocystidium ochroleucum
- Gloeophyllum abietinum
- Gloeophyllum subferrugineum
- Gloiothele citrina
- Gloiothele lactescens Milking Crust
- Gloiothele sulcata
- Glomus ambisporum
- Glomus australe
- Glomus bareae
- Glomus botryoides
- Glomus canadense
- Glomus clavisporum
- Glomus coremioides
- Glomus globiferum
- Glomus heterosporum
- Glomus hoi
- Glomus indicum
- Glomus macrocarpum
- Glomus melanosporum
- Glomus microcarpum
- Glomus monosporum
- Glomus multicaule
- Glomus pallidum
- Glomus pustulatum
- Glomus sinuosum
- Glomus taiwanense
- Glomus tenebrosum
- Glomus trufemii
- Glutinoglossum methvenii
- Glutinoglossum proliferatum
- Gomphus indicus
- Grammothele pulchella
- Graphiola phoenicis False Smut of Palm
- Gryganskiella fimbricystis
- Gymnopilus dilepis magenta rustgill
- Gymnopilus odini Norse Rustgill
- Gymnopilus sapineus Scaly Rustgill
- Gymnosporangium cunninghamianum
- Gyrophanopsis polonensis
- Gyroporus paramjitii
- Halonatospora pansihalos
- Hapalopilus albocitrinus
- Hebeloma aurantioumbrinum
- Helicomyces roseus
- Helvella corium
- Helvella crispa White Saddle
- Helvella elastica
- Helvella lacunosa Elfin Saddle
- Helvella pezizoides
- Hemimycena cucullata Hooded Bonnet
- Hericium abietis Bear's head
- Hericium coralloides Coral tooth fungus
- Hericium erinaceus lion's-mane mushroom
- Hericium rajendrae
- Heterobasidion annosum
- Heterobasidion insulare
- Humicola nigrescens
- Hyalopsora polypodii
- Hyaloscypha spinulosa
- Hydnellum auratile gold tooth
- Hydnellum caeruleum Blue Tooth
- Hydnellum concrescens Zoned Tooth
- Hydnellum conigenum
- Hydnellum scabrosum bitter tooth NT
- Hydnellum scleropodium
- Hydnellum scrobiculatum Ridged Tooth
- Hydnellum spongiosipes Velvet Tooth
- Hydnellum velutinum
- Hydnobolites yunnanensis
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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