Table 2 The edible fungi collected in the study areas
From: Traditional knowledge of wild food plants in a few Tibetan communities
Fungi collected in Lithang County, Sichuan, China | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Botanical identification | Tibetan name | Part used | Use in local diet | C. index* |
Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora | dbyar rtswa dgun ‘bu, ‘bu | entire fungus + larva | used to prepare an alcoholic beverage | +++++ |
Tricholoma matsutake (S. Ito & S.Imai) Singer | be sha, be do shing sha mo | entire fruit body | eaten without skin | +++++ |