Nine species and infraspecific taxa of Higher Basidiomycetesare recorded as new, remarkable and rare for Israel. One species is undescribed: Agaricus herinkii sp. nov., related to A. nevoi S. Wasser, A. pratulorum Romagn. and A. gennadii (Chat, et Boud.) P. D. Orton. Macowanites galileensis Mos., Binyam. et Hersh., Agaricus bonii S. Wasser and A. nevoi S. Wasser are endemics of Israel. Melanophyllum haematospermum (Bull.: Fr.) Kreisel, Agaricus geesteranii Bas et Heinem., A. xanthodermus Gen. var. lepiotoides R. Mre, A. gennadii (Chat, et Boud.) P. D. Orton var. microsporus (Bohus) S. Wasser and A. pequinii (Boud.) Konr. et Maubl. are new for Israel and some of them - for Asiaor for the Near East. Synonyms, detailed descriptions, locations and dates of collections in Israel, ecological peculiarities, general distribution, as well as taxonomic remarks to all nine taxa are given.
Wasser S. P. (1996): New, remarkable and rare higher Basidiomycetes from Israel. – Czech Mycology 48(4): 237–250.