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New Mushroom Species
February 11 , 2026
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- Researchers discovered a new mushroom species named Hemileccinum indicum in the Indian Himalayas.
- The species was discovered in oak forests of Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand, in high-altitude Himalayan regions.
- It is the first recorded occurrence of the genus Hemileccinum in India.
- The mushroom is a bolete fungus that forms ectomycorrhizal (symbiotic association between fungi and plant roots) relationships with oak trees.
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