Agrocybe rivulosa

Agrocybe rivulosa is a species of mushroom in the genus Agrocybe.[1] The first recorded sighting of the mushroom was in 2003.[2] The species was first found in Britain in the year 2004.[3] It is a relatively large mushroom, with a stem of 5 to 10 centimeters, and a cap which reaches 4 to 10 centimeters across.[2] The colour of the cap ranges from yellow to pale orange-brown.[3] It has been eaten, and is reasonably tasty with no obvious toxicity.[4]

Agrocybe rivulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Strophariaceae
Genus: Agrocybe
Species:
A. rivulosa
Binomial name
Agrocybe rivulosa
Nauta

References

  1. "Agrocybe rivulosa". MycoBank. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  2. "Agrocybe rivulosa, Wrinkled Fieldcap mushroom". www.first-nature.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  3. "Agrocybe rivulosa (images of British biodiversity)". www.bioref.lastdragon.org. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  4. Geoff, Dann (February 2017). Edible mushrooms : a forager's guide to the wild fungi of Britain, Ireland and Europe. Cambridge, England. ISBN 9780857843975. OCLC 971245992.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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