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Lentinus novae-zelandiae

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Polyporaceae Edible: Mushroom, Fungus

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Description

A temperate mushroom in the family Polyporaceae (also classified in Agaricaceae and Tricholomataceae).

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Edible Uses

The fruiting body (mushroom) is edible.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

New Zealand,

Notes

Also put in the families Agaricaceae and Tricholomataceae.

References (1)

  • Crowe, A., 1997, A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Penguin. p 161 (As Lentinula novae-zeylandiae)

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