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Lentinula boryana

(Berk. & Mont.) Pegler

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Lentinula boryana is a species of edible agaric fungus in the family Omphalotaceae that is found in subtropical Americas. Originally described as Agaricus boryanus by Miles Joseph Berkeley & Camille Montagne in 1849, it was moved to the genus Lentinula and given its current name by David Pegler in 1976. It is the type species of the genus Lentinula.

Description

A subtropical mushroom in the Marasmiaceae family.

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Edible Uses

The mushroom fruiting body is edible.

Distribution

It is a subtropical plant.

Where It Grows

Guyana, Mexico, North America,

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