Armillaria fuscipes
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The mushroom is edible.
Dangerous Lookalikes
This plant can be confused with the following toxic species. Always verify identification carefully before consuming any wild plant.
Deadly Galerina (Funeral Bell): Rusty-brown spore print, smooth brown cap, thin fragile ring, grows in smaller clusters.
Armillaria fuscipes: White spore print, brown-black scales on cap, prominent white ring on stem, grows in large clusters.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, South Africa, New Zealand, West Papua,
How to Identify
A fungus in the Tricholomataceae family that grows on various trees including Pinus, coffee, and tea in tropical regions.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Armillaria fuscipes is a plant pathogen that causes Armillaria root rot on Pinus, coffee plants, tea and various hardwood trees. It is common in South Africa. The mycelium of the fungus is bioluminescent.
References (1)
- Milliken, W., Ethnobotany of the Yali of West Papua. Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh. p 10 (near Baliem)
