Agaricus subrutilescens, also known as the wine-colored agaricus, is a mushroom of the genus Agaricus. It was first described scientifically in 1925 as Psalliota subrutilescens,[1] and later transferred to Agaricus in 1938.[2]
| Agaricus subrutilescens | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Agaricus |
| Species: | A. subrutilescens
|
| Binomial name | |
| Agaricus subrutilescens | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Psalliota subrutilescens Kauffman (1925) | |
Agaricus subrutilescens | |
|---|---|
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a ring |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible but not recommended |
Description
editAgaricus subrutilescens has a cap that is 5–15 cm (2–6 in) across, dry, and has many wine to brown colored fibrils, especially near the center.[3] The gills are close and white at first, turning pinkish and then dark brown in age.[4] The stalk has a skirt-like ring and is 4 to 20 cm (1+5⁄8 to 7+7⁄8 in) long, 1–3 cm (3⁄8–1+1⁄8 in) thick, white, and covered with soft woolly scales below the ring.[3] The flesh is white and does not stain, and the odor and taste are mild.[3]
The purplish fibrous cap and shaggy white stem differentiate this mushroom from others which resemble it. Similar species include Agaricus hondensis and Agaricus moelleri.[3]
This mushroom is variously described as edible,[3] inedible,[5] or responsible for causing gastric upset.[6]
Habitat and distribution
editThe mushroom fruits in undisturbed mixed woods in Western North America and Japan. It grows by itself or scattered in small clusters,[4] often under redwood, pine, or alder. Recently this mushroom has been identified in New Zealand and Australia.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kauffman CH. (1925). "The fungus flora of Mt. Hood, with some new species". Papers of the Michigan Academy of Sciences. 5: 115–48.
- ^ Hotson JW, Stuntz DE. (1938). "The genus Agaricus in Western Washington". Mycologia. 30 (2): 204–34. doi:10.2307/3754557. JSTOR 3754557.
- ^ a b c d e Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
- ^ a b Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. pp. 191–192. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
- ^ New edition. Australian Agaricusselbyshrooms.com.au Archived 19 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine