Agaricus
Sign in to saveAgaricus is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi containing both edible and poisonous species, with over 400 members worldwide and possibly again as many disputed or newly discovered species. The genus includes the common ("button") mushroom (A. bisporus) and the field mushroom (A. campestris), the dominant cultivated mushrooms of the West.
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Agaricus is a large genus of fungi that includes over 400 known species, some of which are edible and others poisonous. It matters because it contains the common button mushroom and field mushroom, which are the most widely cultivated and consumed mushrooms in Western countries.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderAgaricales
- FamilyAgaricaceae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- edible mushroom
- Parent taxon
- Agaricaceae
- Image
- Agaricus campestris.jpg
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- Selected species
- Description
- Toxicity
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Agaricus is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi containing both edible and poisonous species, with over 400 members worldwide and possibly again as many disputed or newly discovered species. The genus includes the common ("button") mushroom (A. bisporus) and the field mushroom (A. campestris), the dominant cultivated mushrooms of the West.
==Taxonomy== thumb|upright|1855 field notes with synonymy of Hypophyllum (quoted literature) with Omphalia and Agaricus (added handwritten notes)