Licorice mushroom (Fistulina hepatica)

Japanese: カンゾウタケ(肝臓茸) - カンゾウタケ(英語表記)Fistulina hepatica
Licorice mushroom (Fistulina hepatica)
A mushroom of the Basidiomycete order Aphyllostegales and the family Licoriceae. It is reddish purple in color and its shape and color resemble an animal's liver, hence the name. It grows on old chinquapin or oak trees, and occasionally on other broadleaf trees. The fruiting body is tongue-shaped or ovoid, with a flattened surface. The stem grows horizontally. The cap is 10-20cm in diameter. It can be eaten when young. It is known in Hokkaido, Honshu, and Kyushu, and is also distributed in North America, Europe, Australia, and India.

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Japanese:
担子菌類ヒダナシタケ目カンゾウタケ科のキノコ。色は紅紫色で形,色が動物の肝臓に似ているのでこの名がある。シイまたはカシの古木,まれに他の広葉樹上に生じる。子実体の形は舌状卵形などで,表面扁平。茎は横につく。傘の径は 10~20cm。若いうちに食べることもある。北海道,本州,九州に知られ,北アメリカ,ヨーロッパ,オーストラリア,インドにも分布する。

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