Gerhardtia cibaria
(Singer) Matheny, Sanchez-Garcia & T. J. Baroni
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Description
A tropical mushroom in the family Tricholomataceae that grows on steep rocky slopes at high elevation (3,500-3,700 m above sea level) and is sold in local markets.
Edible Uses
The mushroom is eaten and sold in local markets.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows on steep rocky slopes between 3,500-3,700 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Peru, South America,
Other Information
It is sold in local markets.
Synonyms
Pleurocollybia cibaria Singer
Also Known As
Quncha
References (1)
- Franquemont, C., et al, 1990, The Ethnobotany of Chinchero, an Andean Community in Southern Peru. Fieldiana Botany No. 24 p 32 (As Pleurocollybia cibaria)
