Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Lyophyllaceae Rank Species | Division Basidiomycota Order Agaricales Genus Termitomyces | |
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Similar Termitomyces microcarpus, Termitomyces clypeatus, Termitomyces, Termitomyces schimperi, Termitomyces le‑testui | ||
Termitomyces heimii is a species of agaric fungus in the family Lyophyllaceae. Described as new to science in 1979, it is found in India. The specific epithet heimii honors French mycologist Roger Heim. The fruit bodies (mushrooms) produced by the fungus are edible.
A bumper crop of termitomyces heimii
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