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3 unusual facts about Wolfiporia extensa


Tuckahoe

Wolfiporia extensa, also called Poria cocos, Tuckahoe, or Indian Bread; the sclerotium of a fungus used as food by Native Americans and by the Chinese as a medicinal

William Randolph

Tuckahoe was the Native American name for an edible water plant.

Wolfiporia extensa

Common names include hoelen, poria, tuckahoe, China root, fu ling (茯苓, pīnyīn: fúlíng), and matsuhodo.



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