Volvariella gloiocephala

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Volvariella gloiocephala

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

cap is conical or umbonate

 

hymenium is free

 

stipe has a volva

 

spore print is salmon

 

edibility: edible

Volvariella gloiocephala, also known as stubble rosegill, is a mushroom of the Pluteaceae family. It is sometimes considered to be a variety of Volvariella speciosa, which can be distinguished, however, by its white cap and non-striate margin.

It grows mostly on grassy soil but can also occur on dung, straw, manured ground, and compost heaps. Its cap diameter is quite large, up to 14cm (5.5 inches). Gills range from pale-whitish in youth to pinkish to pale brownish in maturity. Has an earthy odor and lacks a distinctive taste.


Edibility: Edible, fair quality.


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