Hypholoma sublateritium

(Fr.) Quel.

Brick Cap, Perplexing hypholoma, Chestnut mushroom

Strophariaceae Edible: Fungus, Mushroom Potential hazards — see below 13,328 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A mushroom. The young caps are brick red. The veil remnants hang on the edge. They have yellowish-green gills. At maturity the cap fades to orange-brown and the gills become purple-black due to spore production.

Edible Uses

The fruiting bodies are boiled and eaten in soups, typically treated in vinegar before cooking. Cultivated forms are available.

Traditional Uses

Caution; It is normally very bitter and not edible. CAUTION: It is poisonous. The fruiting bodies are boiled and eaten or used in soups. They are normally treated in vinegar before cooking. Cultivated forms are available.

Known Hazards

The mushroom is poisonous and normally very bitter. It is not edible in its natural state.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, Asia, Australia, Japan, Liberia, Tasmania,

Synonyms

Naematoloma sublateritium

Also Known As

Kuri-take

References (8)

Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 253
Fuhrer, B & Robinson, R., 1992, Rainforest Fungi of Tasmania and SE Australia, CSIRO p 37
Fuhrer, B., 2005, A field guide to Australian Fungi. Bloomings Books. p 97
Hwang, L. C., et al, 2020, Traditional Botanical Uses of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) in Seven Counties in Liberia. ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2020.
Jordan, P., 2000, The Mushroom Guide and Identifier, Hermes House, p 60

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