Tuckahoe

Wolfiporia cocos

Also called: Tuckahoe, Hoelen, Indian Bread, Fu Ling

Overview

Buried sclerotia ('fu ling') on roots of dead Southeast pine. Subsurface — no aboveground fruiting body in the harvest stage. Used in traditional Chinese cooking.

Edibility

Tea / extract only

Rarity

rare

Trophic mode

parasitic-saprotrophic

Typical peak

Year-round

Season

Year-round (subsurface sclerotia) — typical fruiting months: , Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.

Host trees & substrate

Dead pine roots (buried)

Where it grows

Southeast Coastal Plain
Appalachian Highlands
Texas
Rocky Mountains
Desert Southwest
Sierra Nevada & Nor-Cal

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