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Encyclopedia > Agaricus
iAgaricus
Poisonous A. xanthodermus
Poisonous A. xanthodermus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Homobasidiomycetes
Subclass: Homobasidiomycetidae
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Agaricus

Agaricus is a large and important genus of mushrooms containing both edible and poisonous species, with possibly over 300 members worldwide[1][2]. The genus includes the button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus), and the Field mushroom (Agaricus campestris) the dominant cultivated mushrooms of the West. Image File history File linksMetadata Agaricus_xanthodermus. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Glomeromycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota Deuteromycota The fungi (singular fungus) are a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms. ... Classes Subdivision Teliomycotina    Urediniomycetes Subdivision Ustilaginomycotina    Ustilaginomycetes Subdivision Hymenomycotina    Homobasidiomycetes- mushrooms    Heterobasidiomycetes- jelly fungi The Division Basidiomycota is a large taxon within the Kingdom Fungi that includes those species that produce spores in a club-shaped structure called a basidium. ... former Orders Subclass Homobasidiomycetidae    Agaricales    Boletales    Cantharellales    Corticiales    Ganodermatales    Gomphales    Hericiales    Hydnales    Hymenochaetales    Polyporales (Aphyllophorales)    Poriales    Russulales    Schizophyllales    Stereales    Thelephorales Subclass Gasteromycetidae    Lycoperdales    Nidulariales    Phallales    Sclerodermatales    Tulostomatales The Class Homobasidiomycetes is a taxonomic division in the Subdivision Hymenomycotina of the Division Basidiomycota (in the Kingdom Fungi). ... Homobasidiomycetidae is one of the two subclasses of the class Homobasidiomycetes which is contained in the Kingdom of Fungi. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Genera Agaricus Allopsalliota Anellaria Barcheria Chamaemyces Chlamydopus Chlorophyllum Coprinus Cystoagaricus Cystoderma Cystolepiota Endoptychum Gyrophragmium Lacrymaria Lepista Lepiota Leucoagaricus Leucocoprinus Leucopholiota Longula Macrolepiota Melanophyllum Micropsalliota Montagnea Notholepiota Psilocybe Ripartitella Termiticola Tulostoma Verrucospora Volvolepiota The Agaricaceae is a family of basidiomycete fungi and includes organisms previously known as Tulostomataceae, Lepiotaceae and Coprinaceae. ... The relative sizes of the Cap (pileus) and Stalk (stipe) vary widely. ... Binomial name Agaricus bisporus (J.E.Lange) Imbach The Button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) is a gilled fungus which naturally occurs in Europe and North America, though now occurs much more widely. ...


Members of Agaricus are characterized by having a fleshy cap or pileus, from the underside of which grow a number of radiating plates or gills on which are produced the naked spores. They are distinguished from other members of their family, Agaricaceae, by their chocolate-brown spores. Members of Agaricus also have a stem or stipe, which elevates the pileus above the object on which the mushroom grows, and a partial veil, which protects the developing gills and later forms a ring or annulus on the stalk. A pileus (Latin for cap) is a small, horizontal cloud that can appear above a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud, giving the parent cloud a characteristic hoodlike appearance. ... Gills are the spore-bearing structure in agarics (gilled mushrooms). ... Spores produced in a sporic life cycle. ... Genera Agaricus Allopsalliota Anellaria Barcheria Chamaemyces Chlamydopus Chlorophyllum Coprinus Cystoagaricus Cystoderma Cystolepiota Endoptychum Gyrophragmium Lacrymaria Lepista Lepiota Leucoagaricus Leucocoprinus Leucopholiota Longula Macrolepiota Melanophyllum Micropsalliota Montagnea Notholepiota Psilocybe Ripartitella Termiticola Tulostoma Verrucospora Volvolepiota The Agaricaceae is a family of basidiomycete fungi and includes organisms previously known as Tulostomataceae, Lepiotaceae and Coprinaceae. ... In botany, a stipe is a stem type of structure. ... A pileus (Latin for cap) is a small, horizontal cloud that can appear above a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud, giving the parent cloud a characteristic hoodlike appearance. ... Partial veil is a mycological term which describes a structure of some mushrooms which protects the developing gills or other spore-producing surface. ... Gills are the spore-bearing structure in agarics (gilled mushrooms). ... Annulus (mushroom) An annulus is the ring found on the stalk or stipe of some mushrooms. ...

Contents

List of species

  • Agaricus abruptibulbus
  • Agaricus arvensis (Horse mushroom)
  • Agaricus augustus (The Prince)
  • Agaricus bernardii
  • Agaricus bisporus (Cultivated mushroom)
  • Agaricus bitorquis
  • Agaricus blazei
  • Agaricus campestris (Field mushroom/Meadow mushroom (US))
  • Agaricus langei
  • Agaricus macrosporus
  • Agaricus moelleri (Inky Mushroom)
  • Agaricus rotalis
  • Agaricus silvaticus
  • Agaricus silvicola (Wood Mushroom)
  • Agaricus subrutilescens (Wine-Colored Agaricus)
  • Agaricus vaporarius
  • Agaricus variegans
  • Agaricus xanthodermus (Yellow staining mushroom)

Binomial name Agaricus arvensis Schaeff. ... Binomial name Agaricus bisporus (J.E.Lange) Imbach Always follow strict safety guidelines before consuming wild mushrooms. ... Binomial name Agaricus blazei Murrill Synonyms Agaricus blazei Heinemann Agaricus blazei Murill is a mushroom, sometimes also known as ABM, cogumelo do sol (mushroom of the sun), cogumelo de deus (mushroom of god), cogumelo de vida, himematsutake, royal sun agaricus, mandelpilz, and almond mushroom. ... Binomial name Agaricus moelleri Wasser, 1973 Agaricus moelleri (also known as the inky mushroom) is a mushroom of the genus Agaricus. ... Binomial name Agaricus xanthodermus Genev. ...

See also

Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Glomeromycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota Deuteromycota The fungi (singular fungus) are a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms. ... The relative sizes of the Cap (pileus) and Stalk (stipe) vary widely. ... Mycology (from the Greek mykes, meaning fungus) is the study of fungi, their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy, and their use to humans as a source for medicinals (see penicillin) and food (beer, wine, cheese, edible mushrooms), as well as their dangers, such as poisoning or infection. ...

Footnotes

  1. ^ Bas C (1991). A short introduction to the ecology, taxonomy and nomenclature of the genus Agaricus, 21-24. In L.J.L.D. Van Griensven (ed.), Genetics and breeding of Agaricus. Pudoc, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
  2. ^ Capelli A (1984). Agaricus. L.: Fr. (Psalliota Fr.). Liberia editrice Bella Giovanna, Saronno, Italy

External links

  • Varieties of California, USA on MYKOWEB .com
  • On-line nomenclature of Agaricus from Royal Botanic Garden, Madrid. CSIC
  • http://vitalpilze.de/Agaricus+blazei+Murill_15_12.html
  • http://www.micoterapia.it/
  • http://funghi-vitalia.it
  • Multilingual taxonomic information from the University of Melbourne

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Agaricus bisporus, the white button pizza mushroom, portabella, portobello, portabello, portobella, crimini, Tom ... (2295 words)
B is "the Prince," Agaricus augustus, a rather large mushroom more common in western North America with a pleasant almond flavor.
C is known as the "meadow mushroom," Agaricus campestris; it is the most closely related wild relative of A.
The "horse mushroom," Agaricus arvensis, is shown in D. The edible wild Agaricus have mostly strong and delicious flavors, ranging from a stronger version of the white button to some that are even almondy in smell and flavor.
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Agaricus blazei is a medicinal mushroom that contains a special class of polysaccharides known as beta glucans.
Agaricus blazei (H1 strain) was tested for its anti-cancer activity using a sarcoma 180 (S180) inoculation model and the changing patterns of splenocyte subsets were examined.
Agaricus bisporus is a common edible cultivated mushroom also known as white mushroom.
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