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Agaricus

Notes

The field mushroom and its relatives. Saprobes, always found on soil. Not all species are edible. Species from native forests should probably be avoided, as sho those where the flesh stains yellow at the base of the stalk.
The pink gills of the immature mushrooms turn dark chocolate brown as the spores are formed. About 30 species have been reported, but the genus remains poorly understood for New Zealand. Although some of these species are indigenous, the origin of many is uncertain.
Only those listed below have descriptions or images available from NZFungi.

Name (click to select)Image (click to enlarge)
 Agaricus arvensis  
 Agaricus augustus  
 Agaricus bambusae var. australis  
 Agaricus bernardii  
 Agaricus bisporus  
 Agaricus bisporus var. bisporus  
 Agaricus bitorquis  
 Agaricus campestris  
 Agaricus campestris var. campestris  
 Agaricus campestris var. floccipes
 Agaricus campigenus
 Agaricus cupreobrunneus  
 Agaricus gennadii  
 Agaricus horakii  
 Agaricus lanatoniger  
 Agaricus lanipes  
 Agaricus oligocystis  
 Agaricus porphyrocephalus  
 Agaricus praeclaresquamosus  
 Agaricus purpureoniger  
 Agaricus semotus  
 Agaricus sp. 'Prices Valley (PDD87152)'  
 Agaricus subperonatus  
 Agaricus sylvaticus  
 Agaricus urinascens var. urinascens  
 Agaricus viridopurpurascens