Wild Mushrooms: A Hidden Treasure of Novel Bioactive Compounds

Table 1

Morphological characters and keys used for the identification of the wild mushrooms.

Mushrooms species	Cap structure	Location of stipe	Pileus margin	Pileal shape	Pileal surface	Annulus (veil/ring)	Volva (cup)	Stipe surface	Stipe base/shape	Gill margin	Gill attachment
Auricularia auricula judae	N/A	N/A	Incurved	Ear shaped	N/A	—	—	N/A	No stipe	N/A	N/A
Microporus xanthopus	Half funnel	N/A	Smooth	Hemispherical	Smooth	—	—	N/A	Substipitate	N/A	Sinuate
Termitomyces umkowaani	Umbonate	Central	Smooth	Knobbed	Smooth	—	—	Smooth	Swollen	N/A	Adnexed
Trametes elegans	Funnel-like	N/A	Smooth	N/A	Rough	—	—	N/A	Nonstipe	N/A	Adnate
Trametes versicolor	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	—	—	N/A	Substipitate	N/A	Free

Note. N/A-not applicable, — denotes the absence of annulus and volva.