Hon-shimeji, Japanese honey mushroom, Clustered tricholoma
Lyophyllum aggregatum

Family: Tricholomataceae

What it is like

A mushroom.

Where it is found

It is a temperate to tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Central America, Costa Rica, Japan

How it is used for food

The fruit bodies are eaten. They are put into soups or boiled and then eaten with vinegar.

Edible parts

Mushroom, fungus

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Clitocybe aggregata (Secr.) Gill.; Tricholoma aggregatum (Schaeff.: Secr.) Gill.; Clitocybe decastes Fr.; Lyophyllum aggregatum (Schaeff.:Fr.) Kuhner; Clitocybe multiceps Peck.;