Agaricus sylvaticus Schaeff.
(Blushing Wood Mushroom)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgaricus sylvaticus (Blushing Wood Mushroom)
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)
Records of Agaricus sylvaticus (Blushing Wood Mushroom) :
1: Agaricus sylvaticus (Blushing Wood Mushroom)
24 Oct 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
At roadside, under oak, Beech, Holly
Image 1: Cap - in situImage 2: Caps - in situImage 3: CollectionImage 4: Collection (2)Image 5: Fruitbody - young and LSImage 6: In situImage 7: In situ - close-upImage 8: Lain downImage 9: Ring - youngImage 10: Cheilocystidia in gill edge - magnifiedImage 11: Cheilocystidia in gill edge - magnified (2)Image 12: Cheilocystidia in gill edge - magnified (3)Image 13: Cheilocystidia in gill edge - magnified (4)Image 14: Cheilocystidia in gill edge - magnified (5)Image 15: Cheilocystidia in gill edge - magnified (6)Image 16: Cheilocystidia in gill edge - magnified (7)Image 17: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 18: Gill edge with cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 19: Gill edge with cheilocystidia - magnified (2)Image 20: Spores - magnifiedImage 21: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 22: Spores - highly magnified (2)
2: Agaricus sylvaticus (Blushing Wood Mushroom)
28 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU87 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England

under hawthorn where sheep stand

Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap and ringImage 3: Cap - LSImage 4: Cap - LS (2)Image 5: Cap margin - close-upImage 6: Cap surface - close-upImage 7: FruitbodiesImage 8: Fruitbodies (2)Image 9: FruitbodyImage 10: Fruitbody - LSImage 11: Fruitbody showing gillsImage 12: GillsImage 13: Gills - close-upImage 14: Stipe and ringImage 15: Cheilocystidia in gill edgeImage 16: Cheilocystidia in gill edge (2)Image 17: Cheilocystidia in gill edge (3)Image 18: SporesImage 19: Spores (2)
3: Agaricus sylvaticus (Blushing Wood Mushroom)
28 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU87 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England

under Hawthorn

Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Cap - LSImage 4: Cap - LS (2)Image 5: Cap margin - close-upImage 6: Cap surface - close-upImage 7: Cap with ring just burstingImage 8: FruitbodiesImage 9: Fruitbodies (2)Image 10: Fruitbodies (3)Image 11: Fruitbody - LSImage 12: GillsImage 13: Ring - close-upImage 14: Underside of bursting ringImage 15: BasidiumImage 16: Cheilocystidia in gill edgeImage 17: Cheilocystidia in gill edge (2)Image 18: Cheilocystidia in gill edge (3)Image 19: SporesImage 20: Spores (2)
4: Agaricus sylvaticus (Blushing Wood Mushroom)
8 Nov 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap - close-upImage 3: Cap - LSImage 4: FruitbodiesImage 5: FruitbodyImage 6: Fruitbody (2)Image 7: Fruitbody - LS showing colour changesImage 8: Underside of cap showing intact ring and intense colour changes in cut stipeImage 9: Underside of cap showing unbroken ring and intense colour changes in cut stipe
5: Agaricus sylvaticus (Blushing Wood Mushroom)
6 Oct 1983 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - oblique view - close-up - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - oblique view - in situImage 3: Fruitbodies - oblique view - in situ (2)Image 4: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 5: Fruitbody - LSImage 6: Fruitbody - side view - close-up - in situImage 7: Fruitbody - side view showing gills and stipe - lain downImage 8: Fruitbody - side view showing gills and stipe - lain down (2)Image 9: Fruitbody - side view showing gills and stipe - lain down (3)Image 10: Fruitbody - young - side view showing ring and stipe - lain downImage 11: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 12: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 13: DescriptionImage 14: Description - contd.

Agaricus sylvaticus (Blushing Wood Mushroom) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Agaricus sylvaticus (Blushing Wood Mushroom)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Agaricus sylvaticus (Blushing Wood Mushroom)

A common, large mushroom of woodland, parks, roadside verges and dunes. It is easily recognised by the brown cap and the cut flesh turning orange-red then blood-red in the upper stipe and cap. It is often eaten.

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Although widespread throughout Great Britain, the majority of the records are concentrated in Lincolnshire and southern central England.

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