Favolus tessellatus

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus

The mushroom fruiting body is eaten.

It is a tropical plant.

Brazil, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Favolus tessellatus is a tropical mushroom fungus belonging to the family Thelephoraceae.

References (2)

Boa, E. R., Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
Prance, 1984,