Agaricus excellens
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Agaricus excellens is a rare
mushroom
in the genus Agaricus
. It is native to Europe
.
areas and grows during late autumn to summer amongst grass in open woodland
, especially spruce
. It is typically found at an altitude of 0 to 914 meters (0 to 2,999 feet).
Rare
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mushroom
Mushroom
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. 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 that...
in the genus Agaricus
Agaricus
Agaricus is a large and important genus of mushrooms containing both edible and poisonous species, with possibly over 300 members worldwide...
. It is native to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
Description
- Cap : It is whitish yellow in color. Spread over 10–15cm across, it is convex and a bit flat, yellowing slightly at the center especially with age, and densely covered in minute fibrous scaleEpidermis (botany)The epidermis is a single-layered group of cells that covers plants' leaves, flowers, roots and stems. It forms a boundary between the plant and the external environment. The epidermis serves several functions, it protects against water loss, regulates gas exchange, secretes metabolic compounds,...
s of the same colour. It feels silky. .
- Stem / Stipe : Stem is 100–140 x 20–35mm, white in color; the ringRingRing may refer to:*Ring , a decorative ornament worn on fingers, toes, or around the arm or neck-Computing:* Ring , a layer of protection in computer systems...
is thick and white. The underside is scaly or fibrillar.
- Gills : The gillGillA gill is a respiratory organ found in many aquatic organisms that extracts dissolved oxygen from water, afterward excreting carbon dioxide. The gills of some species such as hermit crabs have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are kept moist...
s are pale-pink and free.
- Spores and microscopic features : Spore print is purplish black. Spores are elliptic, measuring 9–12 x 5–7µ.
- Flesh and smell : The cap flesh is reddish-white. It tastes sweet and a bit like mushroom, smells slightly of aniseed and almondAlmondThe almond , is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree...
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Habitat
It is commonly found in coniferous and deciduousDeciduous
Deciduous means "falling off at maturity" or "tending to fall off", and is typically used in reference to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally, and to the shedding of other plant structures such as petals after flowering or fruit when ripe...
areas and grows during late autumn to summer amongst grass in open woodland
Woodland
Ecologically, a woodland is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade. Woodlands may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages of...
, especially spruce
Spruce
A spruce is a tree of the genus Picea , a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the Family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal regions of the earth. Spruces are large trees, from tall when mature, and can be distinguished by their whorled branches and conical...
. It is typically found at an altitude of 0 to 914 meters (0 to 2,999 feet).