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 Agaricus campestris var. floccipes
SynonymsPsalliota campestris var. floccipes
Agaricus moellerianus
Agaricus floccipes
BiostatusOccurrence uncertain
Article: Mitchell, A.D.; Walter, M. (1999). Species of Agaricus occurring in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 37(4): 715-725 (http://www.rsnz.org/publish/abstracts.php).
Description: Pileus 20-50 mm diam., medium thickness,
fleshy, spherical when young, then convex, often centrally depressed, surface
scaly in centre, streaked towards the margin, white (N9.5) when young, later
moderate yellow-orange (10YR 8/10-7/10). Stipe 15-30 x 10-15 mm, very pointed
sometimes twisted base, cream-buff below annulus (2.5Y 9/2), bruising yellow
(10YR 8/10). Annulus thin, pendant, often flocculose. Flesh becoming pale brown
(5YR 6/4-5/6) upon cutting or bruising. Basidia 2-4-spored, 17-35 x 6-9 µm,
clavate, sterigmata 3-5(-10) µm. Basidiospore size (6.7-)8.2(-9.3) x (5.1-)5.8(-6.5)
µm, elongation (1.2-) 1.4(-1.6) µm, ellipsoid.
Habitat: Common in rings in lawn or pasture. Good
edible quality.
Distribution: NEW ZEALAND Canterbury.
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