Saturday, 24 October 2015

The egg mushroom

If you are visiting Similipal in a rainy season you will get to see many varieties of mushrooms with different colors. Egg mushroom is one of them. The local people call it as Tarman Uud. It grows on moist soil in an egg like shape. As it grows the outer coat stays on the soil and the mushroom raises up with a stem.
Tarman Bhutuh :the mushroom bud

Half grown Tarman Uud with stem

Yellow and white Tarman Uud
The fully grown mushroom can have a diameter of 14-15 inches . It grows in two colors, white and yellowish orange. The mushroom is sticky on it's surface.  It is consumed by local people.