Handkea excipuliformis

(Pers.) Kreisel

LycoperdiaceaeMushrooms
Handkea excipuliformis
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus

The mushroom fungus is edible.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Europe, France, Hungary, Russia,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine

How to Identify

Handkea excipuliformis is a fungal mushroom in the Lycoperdiaceae family, found in temperate regions.

Names & Synonyms
Calvatia excipuliformis (Pers.) PerdekLycoperdon saccatum Schaeff. : Fr.Lycoperdon excipuliformis Schaeff.Lycoperdon excipuliforme Schaeff.Lycoperdon saccatum Vahl.
References (5)
  • Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17 (As Calvatia excipuliformis)
  • Pace, G., 1998, Mushrooms of the world. Firefly books. p 230 (As Lycoperdon saccatum)
  • Vetner, J., 2004, Arsenic content of some edible mushroom species. Eur. Food Res. Technol. 219: 71-74 (As Calvatia excipuliformis)
  • Vetner, J., 2005, Lithium content of some common edible wild-growing mushrooms. Food Chemistry 90:31-37 (As Calvatia excipuliformis)
  • www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au

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