Agaricus campestris

Also known as Field mushroom

species of fungus

OverviewAI-generated

Agaricus campestris is a species of edible mushroom within the family Agaricaceae. It belongs to the kingdom Fungi, phylum Basidiomycota, class Agaricomycetes, and order Agaricales. The organism is a saprobiont with a lamella hymenium and produces brown spores. Its scientific name is cited as L. (1753), and it is distinct from Amanita phalloides. Common names include Meadow Mushroom, Gewone weidechampignon, and nurmiherkkusieni.

The species has a taxon range in Hainan. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, a status recorded in 2019. The taxon is accepted by WoRMS. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in Mexico, with observations held by institutions such as IB-CUCBA-UDG and CESUES.

Synthesized by Vinony from 46 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Meadow Mushroom

Agaricus campestris

SPECIES

KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyAgaricaceae

Observations19,835

Observations recorded19,543

via GBIF · IUCN

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,639
With media: 920
Family: Agaricaceae
Collections: IB-CUCBA-UDG, CESUES
Recorded in: Mexico

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Encyclopedic overview

Agaricus campestris is a widely eaten gilled mushroom closely related to the cultivated A. bisporus (button mushroom). A. campestris is commonly known as the field mushroom or, in North America, meadow mushroom.

The cap is white and up to 12 centimetres (4+3⁄4 inches) across. The species is found in grassy areas around the world. It is considered a choice edible but resembles some poisonous species.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Agaricus campestris” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.