Chlorophyllum hortense

(Murrill) Vellinga

AgaricaceaeMushrooms
Chlorophyllum hortense
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Chlorophyllum hortense
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Chlorophyllum hortense
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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.

Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR,

Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A tropical mushroom in the family Agaricaceae.

Wikipedia

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Chlorophyllum hortense is a species of agaric fungus in the family Agaricaceae.

Names & Synonyms
Chlorophyllum alborubescens (Hongo) VellingaChlorophyllum humei (Murrill) VellingaChlorophyllum mammillatum (Murrill) VellingaChlorophyllum subfulvidiscum (Murrill) VellingaLepiota alborubescens HongoLepiota hortensis MurrillLepiota humei MurrillLepiota subfulvidisca MurrillLeucoagaricus bisporus Heinem.Leucoagaricus hortensis (Murrill) PeglerMacrolepiota alborubescens (Hongo) Hongo
References (1)
  • efta-online.org, Edible Fungi of Tropical Africa, Jardin botanique Meise

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