Polystictus versicolor
(L.) Fr.
Polyporaceae Edible: Fungus, Mushroom
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Description
A temperate mushroom in the polypore family (Polyporaceae).
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Edible Uses
The mushroom fruiting body is eaten.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
References (4)
- 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)
- Kiple, K.F. & Ornelas, K.C., (eds), 2000, The Cambridge World History of Food. CUP p 322
- Kuhnlein and Turner, 1991,
- Yanovsky, E., 1936, Food Plants of the North American Indians. United States Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication No 237. Washington, D.C. p 3
