Lentinula boryana is a species of edible agaric fungus in the family Omphalotaceae that is found in subtropical Americas. Originally described as Agaricus boryanus by Miles Joseph Berkeley & Camille Montagne in 1849, it was moved to the genus Lentinula and given its current name by David Pegler in 1976. It is the type species of the genus Lentinula.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Lentinula boryana being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lentinula lateritia
- Lentinula raphanica
- Omphalotus japonicus — considered toxic
- Lentinula edodes
- Rhodotus palmatus
- Armillaria puiggarii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Omphalotaceae
- Genus
- Lentinula
- Species
- Lentinula boryana
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