Volvariella speciosa

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iVolvariella speciosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Homobasidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pluteaceae
Genus: Volvariella
Species: V. speciosa
Binomial name
Volvariella speciosa
Volvariella speciosa
mycological characteristics:
 
gills on hymenium
 
 

cap is ovate or convex

 

hymenium is free

 

stipe has a volva

 

spore print is salmon

 

ecology is saprophytic

 

edibility: edible


Volvariella speciosa is an edible agaric mushroom, similar in appearance to Amanita verna (The Destroying Angel).

[edit] Characteristics

Cap up to 6 inches in diameter. Spores are 11.5-21 x 7-12.5 µm Color white to light grey or light brown. Has a white volva.

[edit] Habitat

Grows in almost any conditions including dung, unusual for Volvariella



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