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Table 2 Traditional names used for wild edible mushroom species in San Mateo Huexoyucan, Tlaxcala, Mexico

From: The cultural significance of wild mushrooms in San Mateo Huexoyucan, Tlaxcala, Mexico

Species name

Traditional name

1- Agaricus bisporus (J.E. Lange) Imbach

Champiñón (button mushroom)

2- Agaricus campestris L.

Hongo de agua (water mushroom)

3- Amanita aff. basii Guzmán & Ram.-Guill.

Hongo huevo (egg mushroom)

Amarillo (yellow)

Totolnanacatl

Hongo de ladera (mountain mushroom)

Huevo de llano (mushroom of the plains)

Estenanacatl

4- Amanita muscaria (L.) Lam.

Hongo rojo de ajonjolí (red sesame mushroom)

5- Amanita rubescens Pers.

Venadito (little deer)

6- Amanita gpo. vaginata (Bull.) Lam.

Arriero

7- Amanita sp.

Mosca venenoso (poisonous fly)

8- Boletus subvelutipes Peck

Pata de toro (bull’s hoof)

Pante morado (purple pante)

Panza que se pone verde (greenish belly)

Panza amarilla que no se come (inedible yellow belly inedible)

Panza de burro (donkey’s belly)

9- Boletus variipes Peck

Pantenanacatl

10- Boletus sp.

Chipo de toro (bull’s mug)

11- Boletus sp.

Pante rosa (pink pante)

12- Boletus sp.

Panza coloradita (little red belly)

13- Boletus sp.

Porositos rojitos (little red pore)

14- Calvatia cyathiformis (Bosc) Morgan

Cepamil

Cabezas (heads)

15- Clitocybe aff. gibba (Pers.) P. Kumm.

Hongo trompeta (trumpet mushroom)

Campanita (little bell)

17- Cantharellus aff. cibrius Fr.

Tecositas

18- Hypomyces lactifluorum (Schwein.) Tul. & C.Tul.

Oreja de cochino (pig’s ear)

19- Lactarius lacteolutescens Montoya, Bandala & G. Moreno

Oyamel

20- Lactarius indigo (Schwein.) Fr.

Azules (blue mushrooms)

Azul de encino (blue oak mushroom)

Azul de ocote (blue ocote mushroom)

21- Lactarius psammicola A.H. Sm.

Oyamelito grande (big oyamelito)

22- Lactarius yazooensis Hesler & A.H. Sm.

Oyamelito

23- Leccinum aff. rugosiceps (Peck) Singer

Panzas (bellies)

Panza blanquita (white belly)

Species name

Traditional name

24- Lycoperdon perlatum Pers.

Borreguitos (little lambs)

Bolitas blancas de encino (white oak balls)

25- Lyophyllum aff. decastes (Fr.) Singer

Jicarita,

Clavito (little clove)

26- Marasmius oreades (Bolton) Fr.

Xolete café (brown xolete)

Xolete de encino (oak xolete)

Xolete de llano (flat xolete)

27- Ramaria aff. cystidiophora (Kauffman) Corner

Escobeta amarilla (yellow broom)

28- Ramaria botrytoides (Peck) Corner

Escobeta (broom)

Escobeta blanca (white broom)

29- Ramaria persicina Cázares

Escobeta rosa (pink broom)

Escobeta anaranjada (orange broom)

Escobeta roja (red broom)

30- Ramaria sp.

Escobeta gris (gray broom)

31- Ramaria sp.

Escobeta cafecita (little brown broom)

32- Ramaria sp.

Escobeta morada (purple broom)

33- Ramaria sp.

Barbas de chivo (goatee beards)

34- Russula aff. anthracina Romagn.

Hongo de chivo (goatee mushrooms)

35- Russula cyanoxantha (Schaeff.) Fr.

Pastelito morado (little purple little cake)

36- Russula delica Fr.

Blanco de ocote (ocote white ocote mushroom)

37- Russula aff. macropoda Singer

Hongo colorado (red mushroom)

Rojos de encino (red oak red mushroom)

Tecax rojo (red tecax)

Chinanacatl

38- Russula mariae Peck

Pastelito rojito (red little cake)

39- Russula mexicana Burl.

Hongo rojo (red mushroom)

40- Russula romagnesiana Shaffer

Azteca

41- Russula sp.

Pastelitos (little cake)

42- Russula sp.

Pastelito azul (little blue little cake)

43- Russula sp.

Pastelito ladrillo (brike little cake)

44- Strobilomyces strobilaceus (Scop.) Berk.

Trompa de toro (bull’s horn)

Chipo de toro (bull’s mug)

45- Suillus aff. glandulosipes Thiers & A.H. Sm.

Panza pardita (brown belly)

46- Ustilago maydis (DC.) Corda

Cuitlacoche (corn smut)