Agaricaceae — Mushroom Family

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Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Agaricales Agaricaceae
Leucoagaricus roseilividus (Murrill) E.Ludw.

Leucoagaricus roseilividus (Murrill) E.Ludw.

Leucoagaricus roseilividus (Murrill) E.Ludw.

Leucoagaricus roseilividus is a pinkish-purple mushroom found in Pacific Northwest coastal forests.

Coniolepiota spongodes (Berk. & Broome) Vellinga

Coniolepiota spongodes (Berk. & Broome) Vellinga

Coniolepiota spongodes (Berk. & Broome) Vellinga

Coniolepiota is a monotypic agaricaceous fungal genus containing the single species Coniolepiota spongodes, found across Asia and South Africa.

Lycoperdon marginatum Vittad.

Lycoperdon marginatum Vittad.

Lycoperdon marginatum Vittad.

Lycoperdon marginatum is a common puffball fungus found across multiple continents with conflicting reports on its edibility.

Mycenastrum corium (Guers.) Desv.

Mycenastrum corium (Guers.) Desv.

Mycenastrum corium (Guers.) Desv.

Mycenastrum corium is a widely distributed puffball fungus that is edible when young, with some recognized infraspecific taxa.

Clavogaster virescens (Massee) J.A.Cooper

Clavogaster virescens (Massee) J.A.Cooper

Clavogaster virescens (Massee) J.A.Cooper

Clavogaster virescens is a fungal species found in New Zealand forests, growing on rotting wood near or on the forest floor.

Cyathus olla (Batsch) Pers.

Cyathus olla (Batsch) Pers.

Cyathus olla (Batsch) Pers.

Cyathus olla, commonly called bird's nest fungus, is an inedible saprobic fungus with a characteristic cup-shaped fruiting body.

Cyathus stercoreus (Schwein.) De Toni

Cyathus stercoreus (Schwein.) De Toni

Cyathus stercoreus (Schwein.) De Toni

Cyathus stercoreus is a worldwide coprophilous bird's nest fungus that is used in Traditional Chinese medicine for stomach ache.

Cystodermella granulosa (Batsch) Harmaja

Cystodermella granulosa (Batsch) Harmaja

Cystodermella granulosa (Batsch) Harmaja

Cystodermella granulosa is a small mushroom with a reddish-brown scaled stipe, a 2–5 cm cap, and a white spore print.

Cystodermella cinnabarina (Alb. & Schwein.) Harmaja

Cystodermella cinnabarina (Alb. & Schwein.) Harmaja

Cystodermella cinnabarina (Alb. & Schwein.) Harmaja

Cystodermella cinnabarina is a saprotrophic mushroom with a distinctive red-orange granular cap, widely distributed but uncommon globally.

Ripartitella brasiliensis (Speg.) Singer

Ripartitella brasiliensis (Speg.) Singer

Ripartitella brasiliensis (Speg.) Singer

Ripartitella brasiliensis, the carnival cap, is an Agaricaceae fungus that fruits in clusters on decaying hardwood.

Coprinus comatus (O.F.Müll.) Pers.

Coprinus comatus (O.F.Müll.) Pers.

Coprinus comatus (O.F.Müll.) Pers.

Coprinus comatus, the shaggy ink cap, is a recognizable deliquescent mushroom found across multiple continents that can kill and digest nematodes.

Coprinus calyptratus Peck

Coprinus calyptratus Peck

Coprinus calyptratus Peck

Coprinus calyptratus is a small North American West Coast inkcap mushroom with a star-shaped veil remnant on its cap.

Montagnea arenaria (DC.) Zeller

Montagnea arenaria (DC.) Zeller

Montagnea arenaria (DC.) Zeller

Montagnea arenaria, the gasteroid coprinus, is an inedible secotioid fungus in the Agaricaceae family.

Floccularia albolanaripes (G.F.Atk.) Redhead

Floccularia albolanaripes (G.F.Atk.) Redhead

Floccularia albolanaripes (G.F.Atk.) Redhead

Floccularia albolanaripes is an edible snowbank mushroom that grows mostly under conifers in western North America.

Leucopholiota decorosa (Peck) O.K.Mill., T.J.Volk & Bessette

Leucopholiota decorosa (Peck) O.K.Mill., T.J.Volk & Bessette

Leucopholiota decorosa (Peck) O.K.Mill., T.J.Volk & Bessette

Leucopholiota decorosa is a saprobic mushroom species found mostly in eastern North America, plus France and Pakistan.

Battarrea phalloides (Dicks.) Pers.

Battarrea phalloides (Dicks.) Pers.

Battarrea phalloides (Dicks.) Pers.

Battarrea phalloides is a rare stalked puffball fungus with specific morphological traits, a broad scattered distribution, and legal protection in Hungary and the UK.

Phellorinia herculeana (Pers.) Kreisel

Phellorinia herculeana (Pers.) Kreisel

Phellorinia herculeana (Pers.) Kreisel

Phellorinia herculeana is the only species in the monotypic fungal genus Phellorinia, whose spores were once used for body decoration by desert Australian Aboriginal groups.

Battarreoides diguetii (Pat. & Har.) R.Heim & T.Herrera

Battarreoides diguetii (Pat. & Har.) R.Heim & T.Herrera

Battarreoides diguetii (Pat. & Har.) R.Heim & T.Herrera

Battarreoides is a monotypic fungal genus in Agaricaceae, holding only Battarreoides diguetii found in North American deserts.

Lepiota cristata (Bolton) P.Kumm.

Lepiota cristata (Bolton) P.Kumm.

Lepiota cristata (Bolton) P.Kumm.

Lepiota cristata is a widely distributed small saprobic mushroom considered toxicologically suspect by mycologists.

Lepiota castaneidisca Murrill

Lepiota castaneidisca Murrill

Lepiota castaneidisca Murrill

Lepiota castaneidisca is a saprobic mushroom found in western North American coastal forests, with uncertain edibility.

Lepiota atrodisca Zeller

Lepiota atrodisca Zeller

Lepiota atrodisca Zeller

Lepiota atrodisca Zeller is a white-gilled mushroom common in low-lying Pacific Northwest forests, usually fruiting in fall after rain.

Lepiota castanea Quél.

Lepiota castanea Quél.

Lepiota castanea Quél.

Lepiota castanea Quél. is a small mushroom that grows in woodlands and contains potentially fatal liver-damaging amatoxins.

Lepiota subincarnata J.E.Lange

Lepiota subincarnata J.E.Lange

Lepiota subincarnata J.E.Lange

Lepiota subincarnata, the fatal dapperling, is a toxic potentially lethal gilled mushroom found in Eurasia and North America.

Lepiota decorata Zeller

Lepiota decorata Zeller

Lepiota decorata Zeller

Lepiota decorata, the pink parasol, is an uncommon North American gilled mushroom possibly belonging to Leucoagaricus.

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