Laccaria amethystea
(Bull.) Murrill
Amethyst laccaria
TricholomataceaeMushrooms
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The mushroom fruiting body is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, Central America, China, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Indochina, Laos, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, Belize, China, Costa Rica, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, El Salvador, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A tropical mushroom in the family Tricholomataceae.
Names & Synonyms
Shiyortombor, Zijing lamo
References (5)
- Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
- Garibay-Orijel, R., et al, 2007, Understanding cultural significance, the edible mushrooms case. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 3:4
- Hall, I. R., et al, 2003, Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World. Timber Press. p 148, 317
- Montoya, A., et al, 2014, Availability of Wild Edible Fungi in La Malinche National park, Mexico. Journal of Mycology. Article ID 241896, 15 pages
- Sillitoe, P. 1995, An Ethnobotanical Account of the Plant Resources of the Wola Region, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. J. Ethnobiol. 15(2): 201-235
