Extreme levels of mycophilia documented in Mazovia, a region of Poland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The paper presents documentation of the traditional use of wild edible mushrooms in Mazovia (33,900 km²), a region of Poland.

Methods

A total of 695 semi-structured interviews were carried out among local informants in 38 localities proportionally distributed throughout the study area (one locality approximately every 30 km), asking which mushrooms they collected and how. The species utilized were identified using visual props, morphological identification of voucher specimens, and DNA barcoding.

Results

Altogether, 92 taxa identified to the species or genus level were recorded, among them 76 species used as food, 21 taxa known as toxic, and 11 taxa used for non-culinary purposes. Out of 76 identified edible fungi species, 47% (36 species) were i

SUBMITTER: Kotowski MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6371552 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature