Agaricus cupreobrunneus

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Agaricus cupreobrunneus
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A collection from Union City, California
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Agaricus
Species:
A. cupreobrunneus
Binomial name
Agaricus cupreobrunneus
(Jul.Schäffer & Steer ex F.H.Møller) Pilát (1951)
Synonyms [1]

Psalliota campestris var. cupreobrunneaJul.Schäff. & Steer (1939)
Psalliota campestris var. cupreobrunneaJul.Schäff. & Steer ex F.H.Møller (1949)
Psalliota cupreobrunneaJul.Schäff. & Steer ex F.H.Møller (1950)

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Agaricus cupreobrunneus
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Gills icon.png Gills on hymenium
Convex cap icon.svg Cap is convex
Free gills icon2.svg Hymenium is free
Ring stipe icon.svg Stipe has a ring
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 Spore print is blackish-brown
Saprotrophic fungus.svgEcology is saprotrophic
Mycomorphbox Choice.pngEdibility is choice

Agaricus cupreobrunneus, commonly known as the copper mushrooom [2] or brown field mushroom, is an edible mushroom of the genus Agaricus .

Description

The brown cap is 3–10 centimetres (1–4 inches) wide with flattened reddish-brown fibrils. [3] The white stalk is 2–7 cm (1–3 in) tall and 1–2 cm wide. [3] The spores are dark brown, elliptical, and smooth. [3]

Similar species

A. cupreobrunneus is similar in general appearance to a number of other Agaricus species, especially to A. campestris. [4] It also bears strong similarities to A. argenteus , A. augustus , A. hondensis , A. porphyrocephalus , and A. rutilescens . [3] [5] The only potential lookalikes of A. cupreobrunneus that are poisonous are yellow- or red-staining, or occur in much different habitats. [4]

Distribution and habitat

Agaricus cupreobrunneus tends to fruit in disturbed areas and grassy places, such as lawns, pastures, and roadsides. [4] It can fruit by itself, gregariously, or in fairy rings. [5]

Edibility

A. cupreobrunneus is edible and good. Its taste is comparable to that of A. campestris , but it is comparatively lacking in texture. [5] A. cupreobrunneus is not currently cultivated on a widespread basis, but is commonly eaten by collectors in the areas in which it grows.

It does not contain the carcinogen agaritine, which appears in many other members of the genus Agaricus . [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Agaricus cupreobrunneus (Jul. Schäff. & Steer ex F.H. Møller) Pilát 1951" (International Mycological Association). MycoBank. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  2. ↑ https://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/field_mycology/english-names
  3. 1 2 3 4 Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 225–226. ISBN   978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC   797915861.
  4. 1 2 3 Wood M, Stevens F. "California Fungi—Agaricus cupreo-brunneus". MykoWeb. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  5. 1 2 3 Arora D. (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 319. ISBN   978-0-89815-170-1.
  6. ↑ Stijve, Pittet (2000). "Absence of agaritine in Pleurotus species and in other cultivated and wild-growing mushrooms not belonging to the genus Agaricus". Deutsche Lebensmittel-Rundschau. 96 (7): 251–254.
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