Agaricus L.
(true mushrooms)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
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No of
ID refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 39 images
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 4 images
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Species 25 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 2 images
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 28 images 1 ident. refs
Species 2 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 1 subtaxa 49 images
Species 2 ident. refs
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Species 33 images 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 28 images
Species 1 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 23 images
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Species 35 images 2 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Species 95 images 3 ident. refs
Species 2 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 18 images
Species 2 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 84 images
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 3 images
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Species 21 images 4 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAgaricus (true mushrooms)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Brown, T. 2004 Mushrooming Again Field Mycology Vol 5 (4): 113-115.
Cappelli, A. 1984 Agaricus Fungi Europaei, Vol 1, 560pp, Biella Giovanna
Kibby, G. 2011 The genus Agaricus in Britain Privately published, 51pp
Knudsen, H, Lange. C. & Knutsson. T. Agaricus L.: Fr. Knudsen, H, Lange. C. & Knutsson. T. Agaricus L.: Fr., Funga Nordica
Marren, P. 2003 Wild Mushrooms in Britain British Wildlife Vol 14, No 6.: 393-402.
Nauta, M.M. Agaricus L. Vellinga, E.C. Agaricaceae (Fr.) Cohn (Key to genera), 2pp, Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 5
Parra Sanchez, L.A. 2013 Agaricus & Allopsalliota (Part 2) Fungi Europaei, Vol 1a, 2 edition, 1168pp, Candusso - Alssio
Parra Sanchez, L.A. 2008 Agaricus L., Allopsalliota Nauta & Bas (Part 1) Fungi Europaei, Vol. 1, 2 edition, 824pp, Candusso - Alssio

Agaricus (true mushrooms) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Agaricus (true mushrooms)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 88 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Agaricus (true mushrooms)
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