Agaricus macrosporus
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| Agaricus macrosporus | |
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| File:Agaricus alberti.JPG | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Agaricus |
| Species: | A. macrosporus
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| Binomial name | |
| Agaricus macrosporus (F.H.Møller & Jul.Schff.) Pilát (1951)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Psalliota arvensis subsp. macrospora F.H.Møller & Jul.Schäff. (1938) | |
| Agaricus macrosporus | |
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| File:Gills icon.png | Gills on hymenium |
| File:Convex cap icon.svg | Cap is convex |
| File:Free gills icon2.svg | Hymenium is free |
| File:Ring stipe icon.svg | Stipe has a ring |
| Spore print is purple-brown | |
| File:Saprotrophic fungus.svg | Ecology is saprotrophic |
| File:Mycomorphbox Edible.png | Edibility is edible |
Agaricus macrosporus is a rare, edible mushroom found from June at wood fringes and in meadows.
Description
The white cap is hemispherical and white when young, but later flattens out up to 25 centimetres (10 inches) in diameter and becomes yellowish or tan. Its flesh is very thick. The gills are pinkish grey when young, and become brown with age. The spores measure 12 by 6 μm and are purplish-brown and almond-shaped. The stem is strong and thick, with a broad ring. It may measure 8 to 12 cm (3 to 4+1⁄2 in) in height and up to 3 cm in diameter. The flesh is white with a mild taste and a smell of aniseed, turning slowly orange when cut.
Similar species
It is possible to confuse this mushroom with dangerous amanitas such as A. phalloides and A. pantherina. Agaricus excellens differs by its taller and slimmer stipe which is striped lengthwise. Agaricus augustus does not have the pure white cap in young specimens.
See also
References
- ↑ "Agaricus macrosporus (F.H. Møller & Jul. Schäff.) Pilát 1951". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- Bon, Marcel (1987). The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North Western Europe. Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-39935-X.
- E. Garnweidner. Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Collins. 1994.