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Scientific name Common name Active agent Distribution Similar edible species Picture Agaricus californicus: California Agaricus: phenol and xanthodermin: North America Edible Agaricus species Agaricus hondensis [1] Felt-ringed Agaricus: phenol and xanthodermin: North America Edible Agaricus species Agaricus menieri: phenol and xanthodermin: Europe
The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Agaricus bisporus; hence, the word "mushroom" is most often applied to those fungi (Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes) that have a stem , a cap , and gills (lamellae, sing. lamella) on the underside of the cap.
Mycelium (pl.: mycelia) [a] is a root-like structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. [1] Its normal form is that of branched, slender, entangled, anastomosing, hyaline threads. [2]
Pages in category "Mushroom types" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A. Agaricus abruptibulbus; Agaricus aestivalis; Agaricus amicosus; Agaricus arvensis; Agaricus augustus; Agaricus bernardii; Agaricus bisporus; Agaricus bitorquis
It is the largest group of mushroom-forming fungi, and includes more than 600 genera and over 25,000 species. [1] Molecular phylogenetics analyses of ribosomal DNA sequences have led to advances in our understanding of the Agaricales, and substantially revised earlier assessments of families and genera . [ 2 ]
Scientific name Common name Active Agent Toxicity Habitat Similar edible species Picture Amanita arocheae Tulloss, Ovrebo & Halling: Latin American death cap amanitins: liver Woodland (oak) Mexico: Volvariella volvacea, Amanita vaginata, Amanita fulva: Amanita bisporigera G. F. Atk. Eastern destroying angel amanitins: liver Woodland (pine and oak)
Lactarius indigo, commonly known as the indigo milk cap, indigo milky, indigo lactarius, blue lactarius, or blue milk mushroom, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Russulaceae. The fruit body color ranges from dark blue in fresh specimens to pale blue-gray in older ones.