Cantharellus subincarnatus
Eyssart. and Buyck
CantharellaceaeMushrooms
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The mushroom fruiting body is edible.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
VERY TOXIC
Jack-O'-Lantern Mushroom
Omphalotus olearius
SAFE
Cantharellus subincarnatus
Cantharellus subincarnatus
Jack-O'-Lantern Mushroom: True knife-like gills, grows in clusters on wood/stumps, glows in the dark, orange throughout.
Cantharellus subincarnatus: Blunt forked ridges (not true gills), grows singly from soil, apricot/fruity smell, solid flesh.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
How to Identify
A fungal mushroom in the Cantharellaceae family, found in tropical regions.
References (1)
- Tibuhwa, 2013, Wild Mushroom - an underutilized healthy food resource and income generator: experience from Tanzania rural areas. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9:49
