Armillaria limonea
(G. Stev.) Boesew.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
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.
Armillaria limonea: White spore print, brown-black scales on cap, prominent white ring on stem, grows in large clusters.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
New Zealand,
How to Identify
A temperate mushroom fungus.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Armillaria limonea is a species of mushroom in the family Physalacriaceae. This plant pathogen species is one of four Armillaria species that have been identified in Aotearoa New Zealand. The others are A. novae-zelandiae, A. hinnulea, A. aotearoa. In Aotearoa New Zealand the Te Reo name is harore, the English vernacular name is lemon honeycap, and the diseases caused by Armillaria species are called root rot.
References (1)
- Crowe, A., 1997, A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Penguin. p 130
