Agrocybe sororia
| Agrocybe sororia | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Strophariaceae |
| Genus: | Agrocybe |
| Species: | A. sororia |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrocybe sororia (Peck) Singer | |
| Synonyms | |
| Naucoria sororia (Peck) | |
Agrocybe sororia | |
|---|---|
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible, but unpalatable |
Agrocybe sororia is a species of Basidiomycota mushroom in the genus Agrocybe.[1]
The cap is convex to plane, tawny fading to pale yellow-buff; and is sometimes cracked, or wrinkled. It is 5-10 cm in diameter and non-hygrophanous.
The gills have an adnate attachment to the stipe. They are 2-5 mm thick and white when young, turning yellowish brown to dull brown with age. The spores are cinnamon-brown and subovoid to ellipsoid, with 1 μm truncated germ pores. The basidia have 2-4 sterigmata and inconspicuous hilar appendages . [2]
The stipe is cylindrical, concolor with the cap and lacks a ring or partial veil. The base of the stipe is club-shaped, fibrillose and 3.4-5(1.2) x 0.4-0.9 cm, in size. [2] It has white mycelium and rhizomorphs.
The odour and taste is mealy (not bitter). Agrocybe sororia is distributed in eastern North America.[3] It is found in wood mulch, composts and grassy areas and is saprotrophic.[4]
Similar species
A. firma is similar but it has dark-brown pileus and lacks of mealy odour. A. putaminum has a mealy odour, bitter taste and pileocystidia.
References
- ^ "Agrocybe sororia". www.mycobank.org. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ a b "Les champignons du Québec". www.mycoquebec.org. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ^ Baroni T.J, Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada, pg. 301, Timber Press (2017), ISBN 1604698144
- ^ "Agrocybe and Cyclocybe (MushroomExpert.Com)". www.mushroomexpert.com. Retrieved 2024-01-30.