Macrofungal diversity of central district of Hakkâri province and the Çukurca district

This study examined naturally occurring macrofungal specimens collected between 2020 and 2022 within the central district of Hakkâri province and the Çukurca district. A total of 352 macrofungal species were identified through the combined efforts of field and laboratory studies. The distribution of these species encompasses a total of 16 orders and 73 families, classified within the following classes: Dothideomycetes, Leotiomycetes, Orbiliomycetes, Pezizomycetes, Sordariomycetes, Agaricomycetes, and Tremellomycetes. Of the identified fungi, 94 species belong to the phylum Ascomycota and 258 species to Basidiomycota. Among these, 78 species are edible, 238 are inedible, and 36 are poisonous.