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Lepista sordida

(Schumach.) Singer

Lesser blue-foot

Tricholomataceae Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

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Description

A fungal mushroom in the family Tricholomataceae, found in tropical regions.

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Edible Uses

The mushroom fruiting body is eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Africa, Asia, Benin, Caucasus, Central Africa, China, Congo DR, East Africa, Georgia, Hong Kong, Indochina, Kenya, Rwanda, SE Asia, Slovenia, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Africa, Zimbabwe,

Synonyms

Agaricus sordidus Schumach.Gyrophila sordida (Schumach.) Quel.Melanoleuca sordida (Schumach.) MurrillRhodopaxillus sordidus (Fr.) MaireTricholoma sordidum (Fr.) Kummer

Also Known As

Ghrubela, Hualian xiangmo, Nam ca

References (10)

  • Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
  • Bussman, R. W., et al, 2021, Unity in diversity—food plants and fungi of Sakartvelo (Republic of Georgia), Caucasus. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2021) 17:72 p 17
  • Cerne, M., 1992, Wild Plants from Slovenia used as Vegetables. Acta Horticulturae 318
  • Degreef, J., et al, 2016, Wild edible mushrooms, a valuable resource for food security and rural development in Burundi and Rwanda. Biotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environ. 2016 20(4), 441-452
  • efta-online.org, Edible Fungi of Tropical Africa, Jardin botanique Meise
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  • Hall, I. R., et al, 2003, Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World. Timber Press. p 309
  • Kaufmann, B. et al, 1999, The Great Encyclopedia of Mushrooms. Konemann. p 81
  • Pace, G., 1998, Mushrooms of the world. Firefly books. p 120 (As Rhodopaxillus sordidus)
  • Sang, D. T., & Mizoue, K. O. N., 2012, Use of Edible Forest Plants among Indigenous Ethnic Minorities in Cat Tien Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam. Asian Journal of Biodiversity Vol. 3 (1), p 23-49
  • www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au

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