Agaricus bisporus
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Quick Facts Agaricus bisporus, Scientific classification ...
Agaricus bisporus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Agaricaceae |
Genus: | Agaricus |
Species: | A. bisporus |
Binomial name | |
Agaricus bisporus | |
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Quick Facts Agaricus bisporusMycological characteristics ...
Agaricus bisporus | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is convex | |
Hymenium is free | |
Stipe has a ring | |
Spore print is brown | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is choice |
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Agaricus bisporus, commonly known as the cultivated mushroom, is a basidiomycete mushroom native to grasslands in Eurasia and North America. It is cultivated in more than 70 countries and is one of the most commonly and widely consumed mushrooms in the world. It has two color states while immature – white and brown – both of which have various names, with additional names for the mature state, such as chestnut, portobello, portabellini, button and champignon de Paris.
A. bisporus has some deadly poisonous lookalikes in the wild.