Armillaria edodes
(Berk.) Sacc.
Pine mushroom, Matsutake
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The mushroom/fungus is eaten.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Deadly Galerina (Funeral Bell): Rusty-brown spore print, smooth brown cap, thin fragile ring, grows in smaller clusters.
Pine mushroom: White spore print, brown-black scales on cap, prominent white ring on stem, grows in large clusters.
Where to Find It
It grows under red pine forests.
Asia, China, Indochina, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Vietnam,
How to Identify
A mushroom. The stem of the mushroom is long and thick. Matsutake is Tricholoma matsutake and Armillaria edodes is a synonym of Lentinula edodes.
Production
They are best picked when not yet open and with a pointed cap.
Names & Synonyms
References (2)
- Kiple, K.F. & Ornelas, K.C., (eds), 2000, The Cambridge World History of Food. CUP p 1819 (As Armillaria edodes)
- Solomon, C., 2001, Encyclopedia of Asian Food. New Holland. p 238 (As Armillaria edodes)
