Agaricus silvicola

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Agaricus silvicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Subclass: Homobasidiomycetidae
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Agaricus
Species: A. silvicola
Binomial name
Agaricus silvicola
(Vittad.) Peck
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Agaricus silvicola
mycological characteristics:
 
gills on hymenium
 

cap is flat

 

hymenium is free

 

stipe has a ring

 

spore print is brown

 

ecology is saprotrophic

 

edibility: not recommended

Agaricus silvicola, also known as the Wood Mushroom is a species of Agaricus mushroom related to the button mushroom.

It is edible, but not recommended for eating, due to fears it may cause an allergic reaction. [1]

It looks fairly similar to a young Death Cap, it is believed by some mycologists. [2]

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