Agaricus excellens

Agaricus excellens (French: Psaliote Excellente, German: Riesen-Egerling[3]) is a rare mushroom in the genus Agaricus. It is native to Europe.

Agaricus excellens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Agaricus
Species:
A. excellens
Binomial name
Agaricus excellens
F.H.Møller (1952)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Scidenweisser egerling
  • Psalliota excellens (Møller)
  • Agaricus macrosporus subsp. excellens (F.H.Møller) Bohus (1978)
  • Agaricus macrosporus var. excellens (F.H.Møller) Bohus (1990)
  • Agaricus albertii var. excellens (F.H.Møller) Bohus (1990)
  • Agaricus urinascens var. excellens (F.H.Møller) Nauta (2000)
Agaricus excellens
float
Mycological characteristics
gills on hymenium
cap is convex or flat
hymenium is free
stipe has a ring
spore print is purple-black
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: edible

Description
A specimen of A. excellens.
  • Cap: It is whitish yellow in color. Spread over 10–15 cm across, it is convex and a bit flat, yellowing slightly at the center especially with age, and densely covered in minute fibrous scales of the same colour. It feels silky.[1][4]
  • Stem / Stipe: Stem is 100–140 x 20–35mm, white in color; the ring is thick and white. The underside is scaly or fibrillar.[1][4]
  • Gills: The gills are pale-pink and free.[1][4]
  • Spores and microscopic features : Spore print is purplish black. Spores are elliptic, measuring 9–12 x 5–7µ.[1][4]
  • Flesh and smell: The cap flesh is reddish-white. It tastes sweet and a bit like mushroom, smells slightly of aniseed and almond.[1][4]

Habitat

It is commonly found in coniferous and deciduous 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 3000 feet).[3]

See also

References
  1. "Agaricus excellens". Rogers Mushrooms. Archived from the original on 2010-12-30.
  2. "Agaricus excellens (F.H. Møller) F.H. Møller 1952". MycoBank. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. "Agaricus excellens". Zipcode Zoo. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09.
  4. "Agaricus excellens". MushLook.
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