Pachyma cocos
Fries
Indian bread, Tuckahoe
Lycoperdiaceae Edible: Fungus
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Description
Mushroom. Fungus. It is a large fungus that grows on the roots of trees and is eaten.
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Edible Uses
The fungus is eaten as food.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
References (3)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994)
- Saunders, C.F., 1948, Edible and Useful Wild Plants. Dover. New York. p 39
- Yanovsky, E., 1936, Food Plants of the North American Indians. United States Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication No 237. Washington, D.C. p 2
