Agaricus sylvaticus

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AgaricaceaeMushrooms
Agaricus sylvaticus
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Agaricus sylvaticus
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Agaricus sylvaticus
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus

The species is edible cooked, but resembles inedible mushrooms.

Where to Find It

It is a subtropical plant.

Bulgaria, Europe, Mexico,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Ukraine

How to Identify

A mushroom in the family Agaricaceae found in subtropical regions. It is popular and edible.

Other Information

It is popular.

Names & Synonyms

Gavilan, Hongo de zacate, Totolita

References (3)
  • Cortes, L.E.U., et al, 2018, Ethnomycology and mushroom selling in a market from Northwest Puebla, México. Scientia Fungorum vol. 47: 47-55
  • Farfan B., et al, 2007, Mazahua Ethnobotany and Subsistence in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. Economic Botany 61(2) pp 173-191
  • Stoyneva-Gartner, M.P. & Uzunov, B.A., 2015, An Ethnobiological Glance on Globalization Impact on the Traditional Use of Algae and Fungi as Food in Bulgaria. J Nutr Food Sci 2015, 5:5

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