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         packageId="growbros-forager-2026-07-13" system="GrowBros" scope="system" xml:lang="en">
  <dataset>
    <title>Forager's Compass — community-verified J&amp;K + Ladakh wild-mushroom sightings</title>
    <creator>
      <organizationName>GrowBros</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>forager@growbros.in</electronicMailAddress>
    </creator>
    <metadataProvider>
      <organizationName>GrowBros</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>forager@growbros.in</electronicMailAddress>
    </metadataProvider>
    <pubDate>2026-07-13</pubDate>
    <language>en</language>
    <abstract><para>Crowd-sourced wild-mushroom sightings from Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, India. Submitted via the Forager's Compass progressive web app, moderated for taxonomic accuracy before export. Useful for biodiversity tracking, climate-shift phenology research, and ethnomycological survey.</para></abstract>
    <keywordSet>
      <keyword>Fungi</keyword><keyword>Mycology</keyword>
      <keyword>Citizen Science</keyword><keyword>Himalayas</keyword>
      <keyword>Jammu and Kashmir</keyword><keyword>Ladakh</keyword>
      <keyword>Ethnomycology</keyword><keyword>Phenology</keyword>
    </keywordSet>
    <intellectualRights><para>CC0 1.0 Universal — public-domain dedication. Coordinates rounded to ~110 m to protect patches.</para></intellectualRights>
    <coverage>
      <geographicCoverage>
        <geographicDescription>Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh union territories, India.</geographicDescription>
        <boundingCoordinates>
          <westBoundingCoordinate>73.0</westBoundingCoordinate>
          <eastBoundingCoordinate>80.5</eastBoundingCoordinate>
          <northBoundingCoordinate>37.0</northBoundingCoordinate>
          <southBoundingCoordinate>32.0</southBoundingCoordinate>
        </boundingCoordinates>
      </geographicCoverage>
      <temporalCoverage>
        <singleDateTime><calendarDate>2026-07-13</calendarDate></singleDateTime>
      </temporalCoverage>
      <taxonomicCoverage>
        <generalTaxonomicCoverage>Macrofungi (Basidiomycota + Ascomycota), with focus on Western Himalayan ethnomycologically important species.</generalTaxonomicCoverage>
        <taxonomicClassification><taxonRankName>Kingdom</taxonRankName><taxonRankValue>Fungi</taxonRankValue></taxonomicClassification>
      </taxonomicCoverage>
    </coverage>
    <contact>
      <organizationName>GrowBros</organizationName>
      <electronicMailAddress>forager@growbros.in</electronicMailAddress>
    </contact>
    <additionalInfo><para>GrowBros Forager's Compass community sightings (J&K + Ladakh). https://growbros.in/forager.html</para></additionalInfo>
  </dataset>
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