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Agaricus
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Agaricus is a large and important genus of mushrooms containing both edible and poisonous species, with possibly over 300 members worldwide[1][2]. The genus includes the common ("button") mushroom (Agaricus bisporus), and the Field mushroom (Agaricus campestris) the dominant cultivated mushrooms of the West.
Members of Agaricus are characterized by having a fleshy cap or pileus, from the underside of which grow a number of radiating plates or gills on which are produced the naked spores. They are distinguished from other members of their family, Agaricaceae, by their chocolate-brown spores. Members of Agaricus also have a stem or stipe, which elevates the pileus above the object on which the mushroom grows, and a partial veil, which protects the developing gills and later forms a ring or annulus on the stalk.
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- Agaricus abruptibulbus
- Agaricus arvensis (Horse mushroom)
- Agaricus augustus (The Prince)
- Agaricus bernardii
- Agaricus bisporus (Cultivated mushroom)
- Agaricus bitorquis
- Agaricus campestris (Field mushroom/Meadow mushroom (US))
- Agaricus langei
- Agaricus lilaceps (Cypress Agaricus)
- Agaricus macrosporus
- Agaricus moelleri (Inky Mushroom)
- Agaricus rotalis
- Agaricus silvaticus
- Agaricus silvicola (Wood Mushroom)
- Agaricus subrufescens (= Agaricus blazei)
- Agaricus subrutilescens (Wine-Colored Agaricus)
- Agaricus vaporarius
- Agaricus variegans
- Agaricus xanthodermus (Yellow staining mushroom)
Agaricus is used in homeopathic medicine for twitching and spasms and for back pain markedly worse from sitting [3].
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- Mushroom Expert - The Genus Agaricus
- Varieties of California, USA on MYKOWEB .com
- Agaricus page at Index Fungorum
- On-line nomenclature of Agaricus from Royal Botanic Garden, Madrid. CSIC
- The anise-like odor of Clitocybe odora, Lentinellus cochleatus and Agaricus essettei
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