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Lyophyllum decastes is a species of Basidiomycete fungus found in North America. It is related to the Japanese mushroom Shimeji, which is commonly cultivated in Japan and is a popular edible there. Amateur mushroomers have collected Lyophyllum decastes, common name Fried Chicken Mushroom, for generations in Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and California. The North American Mycological Association keeps a list of mushroom poisonings and this mushroom has only been implicated in a single poisoning case, and even this may be a case of mistaken identity. Images of Lyophyllum decastes can be found at several web locations. The fruiting bodies (mushrooms) produced by this fungus are cespitose, with several to dozens of stems emerging from a common base. Single fruitings may yield dozens of pounds of edible mushroom. A colony of these mushrooms in Montana, growing on buried wood, has produced over 100 pounds of mushrooms a year every year since 1991. More information can be found at www.fungaljungal.org/Family Listings/Lyophyllum