Lepiota aspera

(Pers.) Quel.

AgaricaceaeMushrooms
Lepiota aspera
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Lepiota aspera
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(c) Penny Cooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Lepiota aspera
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(c) Penny Cooper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus

The mushroom is eaten.

Where to Find It

It grows in tropical places.

Asia, China, Himalayas, Hong Kong, Indochina, Japan, Mexico, Nepal, North America, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia, Thailand,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belize, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, El Salvador, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, United States, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A fungal mushroom in the Agaricaceae family found in tropical regions.

References (2)
  • Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
  • Sysouphanthong P. et al, 2011, A review of genus Lepiota and its distribution in east Asia, Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology Doi 10.5943/cream/1/2/3

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