Macrolepiota dolichaula

(Berk. & Broome) Pegler & R. W. Rayner

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus

The mushroom fruiting body is edible.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Africa, Benin, Central Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, West Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A tropical mushroom in the Agaricaceae family.

Names & Synonyms

Agaricus dolichaulus Berk. & BroomeLepiota dolichaula (Berk. & Broome) Sacc.Leucocoprinus dolichaulus (Berk. & Broome) BoedijnMastocephalus dolichaulus (Berk. & Broome) Kuntze

References (4)

Bloetsch, U. & Mbago, F., 2008, The potential of wild edible mushrooms in the miombo woodlands of the Selous-Niassa Wildlife Corridor for the livelihood improvements of the local population. UNDP/GTZ
Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
Degreef, J., et al, 2016, Wild edible mushrooms, a valuable resource for food security and rural development in Burundi and Rwanda. Biotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environ. 2016 20(4), 441-452
efta-online.org, Edible Fungi of Tropical Africa, Jardin botanique Meise

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