Fungus among us: An exploration of fungi in the Anamalai hills.

The rainforests of the Anamalai hills in the Western Ghats provide ideal conditions for the oc-

curence of a wide diversity of remarkable fungi. This booklet presents a brief introduction to

the rich diversity of fungi in the Anamalai hills, which we hope will encourage naturalists to

observe this fascinating group in the field. The fungi are identified only to the Genus level and

are grouped according to their macroscopic features with each group having a different colour

code. In this booklet, we deal only with macrofungi