Traditional knowledge and use of wild edible mushrooms in the region of Amanalco, State of Mexico
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https://doi.org/10.33885/sf.2012.3.1094Keywords:
ethnomycology, traditional mycological knowledge, sustainable management, local developmentAbstract
From the collection of macrofungi in both forests and “tianguis” (popular market day);
informal interviews with sellers and interviews at people who are members of 102 rural
household systems were done to described the traditional mycological knowledge of the region
of Amanalco, Mexico. Fifty-six wild edible mushrooms taxa were identified, 38 of which were
sold at the market and that people know with 125 common names. The most important species
were Helvella crispa, H. lacunosa, H. sulcata (gachupines), Amanita sect. caesarea (tecomates)
and Lyophylum decastes (clavitos). The cultural importance of species varied according to the
communities, apparently determined by the type of vegetation in which they are embedded and
their availability as well. We describe the use of mushrooms, local ecological knowledge, the
requirements for growth, the process of collection, sale and use. Their sale represents an
important extra income during the rainy season.
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