Taxonomy of Toxins

Fistulina hepatica

f. cul. innocuus-crudus

f. cul.

Fistulina hepatica f. cul. innocuus-crudus

innocuus-crudus: eaten raw by published tradition, AND carrying no molecule of concern. A raw tradition is not an exemption from cooking: these species are cooked far more often than they are eaten raw, and the cooking is for digestion, never rescue.

On The Innocuus List, Innocuus Crudus, Medicinal Use, The Complete Table.

GBIF: photographs, names and where it has been found.

Sources

Li et al. 2021

18 reports of eating without harm

Li H, Tian Y, Menolli N Jr, Ye L, Karunarathna SC, Perez-Moreno J, Rahman MM, Rashid MH, Phengsintham P, Rizal L, Kasuya T, Lim YW, Dutta AK, Khalid AN, Huyen LT, Balolong MP, Baruah G, Madawala S, Thongklang N, Hyde KD, Kirk PM, Xu J, Sheng J, Boa E, Mortimer PE (2021). Reviewing the world's edible mushroom species: a new evidence-based classification system. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety 20: 1982-2014. Supplementary Table S1. link

Boa E 2004

‘food(m)’ — Annex 3

Boa E R (2004). Wild edible fungi: a global overview of their use and importance to people. Non-Wood Forest Products 17. Rome: FAO. ISBN 92-5-105157-7. link

Innocuus Crudus. Eaten raw, as recorded by Gruppo Micologico Duilia 2014 (insalata di lingua di bue) · Forager Chef (A. Bergo).

Medicinal Use. Listed as medicinal: Boa 2004, Annex 3, (m); Boa 2004, Annex 3, food(m). Also eaten as food: on the Innocuus List.

Cite this pageRubel, William. 2026. “Fistulina hepatica.” Taxonomy of Toxins. Last modified 24 October 2026. https://taxonomyoftoxins.com/species/fistulina-hepatica/