Gyromitra antarctica
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Description
A temperate mushroom in the family Discinaceae (also classified in Helvellaceae).
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Edible Uses
The mushroom is eaten after cooking.
Traditional Uses
It needs to be cooked.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Chile*, South America,
Notes
Also put in the family Helvellaceae.
Also Known As
Chicharron de cerro, Poto
References (4)
- Barreau, A., et al, 2016, How Can We Teach Our Children if We Cannot Access the Forest? Generational Change in Mapuche Knowledge of Wild Edible Plants in Andean Temperate Ecosystems of Chile. Journal of Ethnobiology 36(2): 412–432
- Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
- Daly, A. B., 20014, Narrating changing foodways: wild edible plant knowledge and traditional food systems in Mapuche lands of the Andean Temperate Forests, Chile. Masters Thesis Vancouver. p 45
- Pfister, D. H., 2016, Fungi and Forests. ReVista 16(1) p 14
