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Lepista nebularis

Fr.

Tricholomataceae Edible: Fungus, Mushroom

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(c) Tatyana Zarubo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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(c) Tatyana Zarubo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist· cc-by-nc

(c) Tatyana Zarubo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Description

A mushroom in the Tricholomataceae family found in temperate regions.

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Edible Uses

The mushroom caps are fried as food.

Traditional Uses

The caps of the mushroom are fried.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Europe, Hungary, Italy, Mediterranean, Ukraine,

Synonyms

Clitocybe nebularis (Batsch. ex fr.) Quel

References (4)

  • Pieroni, A., et al, 2005, Food for two seasons: Culinary uses of non-cultivated local vegetables and mushrooms in a south Italian village. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 56(4): 245􏰣-272
  • Szanto, Zs et al, 2007, Current Radioactivity Content of Wild Edible Mushrooms. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Vol. 273, No. 1: 167–170
  • Vetner, J., 2004, Arsenic content of some edible mushroom species. Eur. Food Res. Technol. 219: 71-74
  • Vetner, J., 2005, Lithium content of some common edible wild-growing mushrooms. Food Chemistry 90:31-37

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