When compared with the biodiversity of macrofungi in semi evergreen and moist deciduous forests of Shimoga region, Karnataka [38], the diversity index of Bangalore is quite low. Out of 73 species only 8 species were similar with the mushroom flora of Bangalore and the similarity index was found to be 0.09816. [39] observed that on a worldwide scale, temperature, together with its influence on vegetation in different climatic regions, determines fungal distribution patterns. Hence the climatic conditions, vegetation (deciduous and semi deciduous