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Agaricus
Agaricus is a genus of mushrooms containing both edible and poisonous species, with possibly over 300 members worldwide. The genus includes the common ("button") mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) and the field mushroom (Agaricus campestris), the dominant cultivated mushrooms of the West.
38 branches of this group, most-observed first
Meadow Mushroom
speciesAgaricus campestris
Poor-ground Agaricus
speciesAgaricus incultorum
Agaricus braendlei
speciesAgaricus braendlei
Agaricus porphyrocephalus
speciesAgaricus porphyrocephalus
Scaly Wood Mushroom
speciesAgaricus langei
Agaricus andrewii
speciesAgaricus andrewii
Agaricus cupreobrunneus
speciesAgaricus cupreobrunneus
Agaricus depauperatus
speciesAgaricus depauperatus
Agaricus sp. 'RWK1923'
speciesAgaricus sp. 'RWK1923'
Agaricus argyropotamicus
speciesAgaricus argyropotamicus
Agaricus griseicephalus
speciesAgaricus griseicephalus
Agaricus pampeanus
speciesAgaricus pampeanus
Agaricus chionodermus
speciesAgaricus chionodermus
Agaricus moellerianus
speciesAgaricus moellerianus
Agaricus altipes
speciesAgaricus altipes
Agaricus tennesseensis
speciesAgaricus tennesseensis
Agaricus sp. 'aristocratus-PNW08'
speciesAgaricus sp. 'aristocratus-PNW08'
Agaricus occidualis
speciesAgaricus occidualis
Agaricus praerimosus
speciesAgaricus praerimosus
Agaricus cappellii
speciesAgaricus cappellii
Agaricus aereiceps
speciesAgaricus aereiceps
Agaricus fabrianensis
speciesAgaricus fabrianensis
Agaricus sinoagrocyboides
speciesAgaricus sinoagrocyboides
Agaricus sp. 'AR02'
speciesAgaricus sp. 'AR02'
Agaricus sequoiae
speciesAgaricus sequoiae
Agaricus projectellus
speciesAgaricus projectellus
Agaricus aristocratus
speciesAgaricus aristocratus
Agaricus argentinus
speciesAgaricus argentinus
Agaricus basicinctus
speciesAgaricus basicinctus
Agaricus bellui
speciesAgaricus bellui
Agaricus quercetorum
speciesAgaricus quercetorum
Agaricus albovariabilis
speciesAgaricus albovariabilis
Agaricus sanctuarii
speciesAgaricus sanctuarii
Agaricus fafuinus
speciesAgaricus fafuinus
Agaricus gastronevadensis
speciesAgaricus gastronevadensis
Agaricus cantonotraminus
speciesAgaricus cantonotraminus
Agaricus albostipitatus
speciesAgaricus albostipitatus
Agaricus lividonitidus
speciesAgaricus lividonitidus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2
Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.223
Illustrations of British Mycology, First Series
Anna Maria Hussey (1805-1853) · n.d. · p.262
Illustrations of British Mycology, First Series
Anna Maria Hussey (1805-1853) · n.d. · p.380
Les champignons de la France : histoire, description, culture, usages des espèces comestibles, vénéneuses, suspectes, employés dans les arts, l'industrie, l'économie domestique et la médecine
Cordier, François Simon · n.d. · p.527
Les champignons de la France : histoire, description, culture, usages des espèces comestibles, vénéneuses, suspectes, employés dans les arts, l'industrie, l'économie domestique et la médecine
Cordier, François Simon · n.d. · p.533
Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2
Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.43
Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2
Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.55
Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
James Sowerby · 1797 · p.716
Les champignons de la France : histoire, description, culture, usages des espèces comestibles, vénéneuses, suspectes, employés dans les arts, l'industrie, l'économie domestique et la médecine
Cordier, François Simon · n.d. · p.543
Illustrations of British Mycology, Second Series
Anna Maria Hussey (1805-1853) · n.d. · p.118
Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
James Sowerby · 1797 · p.126
Illustrated Icons of Rare Fungi Species
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon · 1803 · p.100
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 844123.