FIRST REPORT OF MILKY CONE CAP (CONOCYBE APALA) FROM PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Abstract

During conduction of fungal surveys to record fungal biodiversity from plain areas of Punjab, several specimens of the genus Conocybe, were collected from four different areas with arid to semi-arid climate. The collections were described and identified as Conocybe apala on the basis of morphological and anatomical characters. Morphological plates of all collections, micrographs, and comparison to allied Conocybe species are provided.