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Agaricus amicosus

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Agaricus amicosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Agaricus
Species:
A. amicosus
Binomial name
Agaricus amicosus
Kerrigan (1989)
Agaricus amicosus
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Gills on hymenium
Cap is convex or flat
Hymenium is free
Stipe has a ring
Spore print is brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is choice

Agaricus amicosus is a mushroom in the family Agaricaceae, found in high-elevation forests in the Rocky Mountains, and is particularly common in the Colorado Rockies. It occurs in deep leaf litter under spruce and fir and fruits from late summer to early fall. It is considered a choice edible species.

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References

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  • Kerrigan RW. (1989). Studies in Agaricus IV: New species from Colorado. Mycotaxon 34:119-128. (pp. 120, 121, 122, 123, 124)
  • Kerrigan RW. (2016). Agaricus of North America. New York Botanical Garden.
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