Agaricus at Black Range, NSW
Identification history
| Agaricus sp. | 31 Oct 2020 | Pam | ||
| Agaricus sp. | 31 Oct 2020 | Pam | ||
| Agarics | 30 Oct 2020 | StephH |
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User's notes
The largest was about 20 cm across the cap.
5 comments
Pam
wrote:
31 Oct 2020
Nice looking specimen of a species I've not seen before. This genus, Agaricus as opposed to the generic 'Agaric' is the genus the edible fungi we buy in the shops belongs to. Though remember not all species are edible, especially any that show any signs of yellow tints particularly when handled.
StephH
wrote:
31 Oct 2020
Righty oh.
Yes, I don't eat wild fungi, even those I'm pretty sure are the edible field mushrooms. I get mine at a shop. It'd be great to have a reliable source of local/native edible fungus, though.
Yes, I don't eat wild fungi, even those I'm pretty sure are the edible field mushrooms. I get mine at a shop. It'd be great to have a reliable source of local/native edible fungus, though.
Pam
wrote:
31 Oct 2020
Couldn't agree more as long as they are not over collecting those species. Unfortunately we don't have the abundant numbers of fungi as they do in some overseas countries. So would be easy to over collect!! My thoughts are, how about someone who knows what they are doing to cultivate some of the native species for the market and thus take the pressure of the natural environment. I think there is work being done in this area.
StephH
wrote:
31 Oct 2020
A quick google revealed this Landline story: https://farmtable.com.au/australias-first-commercialised-native-edible-fungus-has-a-sweet-lobster-flavour/.
Hurray!
Hurray!
Pam
wrote:
2 Nov 2020
Good news.
Looking at the cap surface of this species as compared to the species you uploaded today, they seem different! If you look closely you will notice on this one the fibrils are adhereing to the surface of the cap more tigjhtly and look like they run parallel to each other for the outer 2/3 of the cap and they are radially splitting because these fibrils are adherring to each other - this would be described as 'rimose-fibrillose'. Now look at these fibrils on today's specimen and you will see the difference. So two different species.............
Looking at the cap surface of this species as compared to the species you uploaded today, they seem different! If you look closely you will notice on this one the fibrils are adhereing to the surface of the cap more tigjhtly and look like they run parallel to each other for the outer 2/3 of the cap and they are radially splitting because these fibrils are adherring to each other - this would be described as 'rimose-fibrillose'. Now look at these fibrils on today's specimen and you will see the difference. So two different species.............
Location information
- Coordinates 149.849556-36.731058
- Places Black Range, NSW
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 30 Oct 2020 03:57 PM Recorded on
- StephH Recorded by
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Collections
StephH South Coast NatureMapr Agaricus sp. Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] Fungi
Species information
- Agaricus sp. Scientific name
- Agaricus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2024.9m Recorded at altitude
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