Stropharia aeruginosa (Curtis) Quél.
(Verdigris Agaric, Verdigris Roundhead)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStropharia aeruginosa (Verdigris Agaric, Verdigris Roundhead)
GenusStropharia (roundhead toadstools)
FamilySTROPHARIACEAE (a family of toadstools)
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 Stropharia aeruginosa (Verdigris Agaric, Verdigris Roundhead) :
1: Stropharia aeruginosa (Verdigris Agaric, Verdigris Roundhead)
30 Sep 1981 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Arranged to show young veil and gillsImage 2: Caps - In situImage 3: CollectionImage 4: Oblique view - in situImage 5: Side view - in situImage 6: Side view - lain downImage 7: Varied ages - side views - lain downImage 8: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 9: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 10: DescriptionImage 11: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. 1997 Vol 11 Part 2 - Rear cover Mycologist Vol 11 (2): Rear cover.
Henrici, A. 2002 Update on Roger Phillips’ Mushrooms and other fungi of Gt. Britain & Europe, part 3 Field Mycology Vol 3 (1): 20-24.
Kibby, G. 2010 Fungal portraits: No. 41: Stropharia caerulea and other green Stropharia species Field Mycology Vol 11 (1): 2-4.
Orton, P.D. 1976 Notes on British Agarics VI Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Vol 35 No 1: 147-154.
Weightman, J. 2014 From shredded wheat to flour – a look at stipe ornament Field Mycology Vol 15 (3): 100-103.

Stropharia aeruginosa (Verdigris Agaric, Verdigris Roundhead) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Stropharia aeruginosa (Verdigris Agaric, Verdigris Roundhead)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Stropharia aeruginosa (Verdigris Agaric, Verdigris Roundhead)
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