Scleroderma radicans

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Scleroderma radicans
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Scleroderma radicans
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(c) David Whyte, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus

The fungal fruiting body is edible.

Where to Find It

Asia, India,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A mushroom in the family Sclerodermataceae (also classified in Lycoperdiaceae).

Notes

Also put in the family Lycoperdiaceae.

References (1)
  • Boa, E. R., Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17

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