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From: Breaking the paradigms of residual categories and neglectable importance of non-used resources: the “vital” traditional knowledge of non-edible mushrooms and their substantive cultural significance

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Identification of a non-edible mushroom by comparison with a similar edible counterpart. a The Phellodon niger-Sarcodon sp. (in Nahuatl, I-tlatla in tlapītzal), is recognized by its unpleasant appearance, namely a distinct mix of colors (black, brown and purple), a dentate hymenium (“the underside is like a little brush”) and very flaky scales (“the top of the cap doesn't look smooth, like it's rolling up”). b Tlapītzal (T. floccosus) One of the most appreciated mushrooms in the San Isidro Buensuceso (SIBS) community

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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

ISSN: 1746-4269

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