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Agaricus is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi containing both edible ... this section includes species with various characteristics similar to the type species A ...
The fruiting bodies of Agaricus augustus are large and distinctive agarics.The cap shape is hemispherical during the so-called button stage, and then expands, becoming convex and finally flat, with a diameter from 8–30 cm (3–12 in). [4]
Agaricus bernardii, commonly called the salt-loving agaricus, [2] or salty mushroom, is an agaric fungus in the family Agaricaceae. The mushroom's thick stem is usually shorter than the diameter of the cap , which ranges from 5–15 centimetres (2–6 inches) and is convex to flattened.
The genus Agaricus includes some species that are cultivated commercially throughout the world. The common "button mushroom", Agaricus bisporus , is the most widely cultivated edible mushroom. Agaricus blazei is a well-known medicinal mushroom used for a number of therapeutic and medicinal purposes.
The Agaricales are an order of fungi in the division Basidiomycota.As originally conceived, the order contained all the agarics (gilled mushrooms), but subsequent research has shown that not all agarics are closely related and some belong in other orders, such as the Russulales and Boletales.
"Agaric" is also sometimes used as a common name for members of the genus Agaricus, as well as for members of other genera; for example, Amanita muscaria is known by its common name "fly agaric". The genus Agaricus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, [3] and back then it contained all agarics.
Agaricus deserticola, commonly known as the gasteroid agaricus, is a species of fungus in the family Agaricaceae. Found only in southwestern and western North America, A. deserticola is adapted for growth in dry or semi-arid habitats. The fruit bodies are secotioid, meaning the spores are not forcibly discharged, and the cap does not fully expand.
Agaricus amicosus is a mushroom in the family Agaricaceae, found in high-elevation forests in the Rocky Mountains, and is particularly common in the Colorado Rockies. It occurs in deep leaf litter under spruce and fir and fruits from late summer to early fall.