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ESTRADA-MARTINEZ, Emma; GUZMAN, Gastón; CIBRIAN TOVAR, David  e  ORTEGA PACZKA, Rafael. Contribution to ethnomycological knowledge of wild edible mushrooms from regional markets and communities of Sierra Nevada (Mexico). INCI [online]. 2009, vol.34, n.1, pp.025-033. ISSN 0378-1844.

In this study, 67 species of wild edible mushrooms were studied, 65 of them were sold in four regional markets and some of them in communities, all on the Sierra Nevada found in the states of Mexico, Puebla, and Tlaxcala, at E and NE of Mexico City. The differential value of ethnomycological importance of the identified species was determined in terms of selling price as well as the presence and seasonality of the mushrooms, throughout one year, in 1998. Also, preference for the edible mushrooms mentioned was recorded through a survey of 10 communities in this region, during 1999. Of the mushrooms identified, Hebeloma fastibile was the species of highest value in terms of ethnomycological importance in the markets and Lyophyllum decastes was in the communities.

Palavras-chave : Etnomicología; Hongos Comestibles Silvestres; Mercados; Sierra Nevada.