Giant club

Clavariadelphus pistillaris

mushroom

A rare club-shaped mushroom, like a pestle, from the woods of Europe and North America; edible.

Origin

Forests of Europe and North America

Season (United States)

July to October

Preparation

It is cleaned, sliced and well pan-fried, mixed with other mushrooms as it can be bitter; never raw. If you pick it yourself, have the mushroom checked by a pharmacist or a mycological society before eating it.

Molecules

Mushroom beta-glucansIn small amounts, not counted Ergothioneine

Did you know?

According to one American field guide, the American variety has so little flesh that it is hardly worth cooking.