Agaricus excellens
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| Agaricus excellens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Agaricus |
| Species: | A. excellens |
| Binomial name | |
| Agaricus excellens F.H.Møller (1952) | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Agaricus excellens | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or flat |
 | Hymenium is free |
 | Stipe has a ring |
 | Spore print is purple-black |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible |
Agaricus excellens (French: Psaliote Excellente, German: Riesen-Egerling)[3] is a rare European mushroom in the genus Agaricus.
- Cap: It is whitish yellow in color. Spread over 10–15 centimetres (4–6 inches) across, it is convex and a bit flat, yellowing slightly at the center especially with age, and densely covered in minute fibrous scales of the same colour. It feels silky.[1][4]
- Stem / Stipe: Stem is 10–14 cm (4–5+1⁄2 in) by 2–3.5 cm (1–1+1⁄2 in), white in color; the ring is thick and white. The underside is scaly or fibrillar.[1][4]
- Gills: The gills are pale-pink and free.[1][4]
- Spores and microscopic features: Spore print is purplish black. Spores are elliptic, measuring 9–12 x 5–7 μ.[1][4]
- Flesh and smell: The cap flesh is reddish-white. It tastes sweet and a bit like mushroom, smells slightly of aniseed and almond.[1][4]