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A historical account records Entoloma argyropus as eaten at Amani, Tanzania. It does not establish safe modern identification, preparation, or current use.
Entoloma argyropus (Alb. & Schwein.) P. Kumm. is the name used by the supplied index. A historical East African account used Hyporhodius (Entoloma) argyropus. The sources do not provide a modern reassessment linking the historical field material to a newly collected specimen. Identification from a name or photograph alone is uncertain.
A field account describing observations made in 1903 says the mushroom was eaten. Boa’s FAO overview later lists E. argyropus as edible for Tanzania, citing Rammeloo and Walleyn (1993), and includes it in a wider scientific edible-species compilation. These are published food-use reports, not species-specific toxicology studies or product safety evaluations.
The field account names Amani, Tanzania, and describes the fungus as common on forest ground and recurring after the short rainy season. It records observations in August and November 1903. These dates describe a small historical record, not a current harvest calendar. No precise collection coordinates or second locality were found.
The historical source says only that the mushroom was eaten. No recipe, cooking method, preservation process, flavor description, or modern use specific to E. argyropus was found. A reported edible classification does not establish that another mushroom bearing this name is correctly identified or safe to eat.
No species-specific safety assessment was located. Some other Entoloma species cause gastrointestinal poisoning; that is a caution about identification within the genus, not evidence that E. argyropus itself is poisonous. The historical report is not a recommendation to forage or consume this mushroom. Current taxonomy, contemporary use, preparation, and toxicology remain unresolved.
Exact-name searches did not locate a verifiable species photograph. A taxon search page reports no description or illustration, and photographs of other Entoloma species were excluded. No visual reference is attached, and no generated hero is provided because there is no reliable species-specific image reference to guide it.
Named in a historic account, but without coordinates; this records a historical observation and reported eating, not current use.
The African Caesar-group mushroom, Amanita masasiensis, is a wild ectomycorrhizal species of central and southern African woodlands, eaten locally. The genus contains deadly poisonous species, so identification needs care.
Amanita bweyeyensis is a Eucalyptus-associated Amanita in East and Central Africa, in section Phalloideae with the deadly A. phalloides. Sources call for extreme caution, and it is not recommended as food.
Amanita loosei is a large wild Amanita of tropical African miombo and open woodland, gathered and sold as a valued seasonal food. Regional food-use evidence is not a guide to identifying wild mushrooms.
Amanita mafingensis is a reddish Amanita described from Tanzania in 1994, where local people regard it as edible. Its genus includes some of the most dangerous mushrooms, so this page gives no edibility verdict for any other place.
A small red ectomycorrhizal chanterelle of African open forest and miombo. Sources document regional food use but differ on taste and harvesting preference; older records as C. floridulus or C. miniatescens require care.
Cantharellus platyphyllus is a red-to-orange chanterelle of tropical African woodland, gathered and sold locally in several countries. Its edibility rests on local use and literature, not a species-level safety study.
A miombo-woodland chanterelle described from Tanzania and called Wipatwe in the Southern Highlands. Food classifications conflict, including within a 2015 community study.
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is a small-grained cereal grown across parts of Africa and Asia. It is milled, cooked, malted and fermented in distinct food traditions.
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FAOHistorical food use compilation
Wild edible fungi: a global overview, Annex 2Lists E. argyropus as edible for Tanzania and cites Rammeloo and Walleyn (1993); not a species-specific safety assessment.
Cited in: A name with a limited record; What the food record says; No preparation method is established; Safety and unresolved questions
FAOEdible species compilation
Wild edible fungi: a global overview, Annex 3Includes E. argyropus in the scientific edible-species compilation.
Cited in: What the food record says
Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein in HamburgHistorical use · Season · Location
Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg, volume 31The record says Hyporhodius (Entoloma) argyropus was common on forest ground at Amani, returned after the short rainy season, was eaten, and was observed on 11 August 1903 and in November 1903.
Cited in: A name with a limited record; What the food record says; Amani and a rain-linked observation; No preparation method is established
Discover FoodChecklist
African edible mushrooms: supplementary checklistThe supplied index associates this paper with the Tanzania edible checklist claim; the source notes extraction and unresolved-taxon limitations.
A-viImage search
Entoloma argyropusThe taxon page reports no description or illustration; it is not a photograph.
Cited in: Photographs are not available to support identification
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Bureau of Public HealthGenus level safety context
Poisonous mushroomsWarns about E. rhodopolium, a congener; it does not establish toxicity of E. argyropus.
Cited in: Safety and unresolved questions