Pleurotus eryngii var. ferulae

Pleurotus eryngii var. ferulae (commonly known as Ferula mushroom) is a subspecies of the king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii) that usually grows in the dried roots of the poisonous Ferula plant in the east of Turkey, northwest of Iran and Sardinia.

Pleurotus eryngii var. ferulae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Pleurotaceae
Genus:	Pleurotus
Species:	P. eryngii
Variety:	P. e. var. ferulae
Trinomial name
Pleurotus eryngii var. ferulae (Lanzi) Sacc

Pleurotus eryngii var. ferulae (Lanzi) Sacc Mycological characteristics
	Edibility is edible

Description

After 1 year after the poisonous Ferula plant rots in the soil, edible white fungus occurs at the root of the plant.^[1] It grows in mountains at high altitudes such as 1000 and 2500 meters in the spring in the Eastern Anatolia Region. Unlike other fungi, this type of fungus reflects the sun's rays and facilitates remote detection of its location. This mushroom is rich in protein and mineral elements and is weak in fat content.^[2]