Maryland Biodiversity Project - Scaly Wood Mushroom (Agaricus silvaticus)

Scaly Wood Mushroom Agaricus silvaticus Schaeffer

Synonyms: Agaricus sylvaticus, Blushing Wood Mushroom.

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Agaricales > Family Agaricaceae > Genus Agaricus Scaly Wood Mushroom - Agaricus silvaticus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/4982

Status:

Found scattered or in groups on the ground in coniferous, mixed, or (occasionally) hardwood forests.

Description:

Cap: Off-white, dry, covered with dense pinkish-brown scales, convex to nearly flat in age; margin inrolled when young; flesh white, firm, ages/stains pink or red. Gills: grayish-pink to dark reddish-brown (in age), crowded. Stalk: Dingy pink, nearly smooth with scattered fibrils above and below ring; cylindrical or tapers up with rather bulbous base; partial veil may leave persistent, flaring ring; white flesh stains pin or red, hollow (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Records:

There are 24 records in the project database.

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Scaly Wood Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 218658 - Psn: 22)

Scaly Wood Mushroom in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Scaly Wood Mushroom (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2009). (Photo ID: 10195 - Psn: 66)

Scaly Wood Mushroom (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2009). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Scaly Wood Mushroom (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2009). (Photo ID: 10196 - Psn: 68)

Scaly Wood Mushroom (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2009). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Scaly Wood Mushroom specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 218660 - Psn: 190)

Spores collected from a Scaly Wood Mushroom specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Scaly Wood Mushroom specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2009). Ovoid; measured 5.0-5.5 X 3.0-3.5 microns. (Photo ID: 10197 - Psn: 220)

Spores collected from a Scaly Wood Mushroom specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2009). Ovoid; measured 5.0-5.5 X 3.0-3.5 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

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