Agaricus subrutilescens
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| Agaricus subrutilescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Agaricaceae |
| Genus: | Agaricus |
| Species: | A. subrutilescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Agaricus subrutilescens | |
| Synonyms | |
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Psalliota subrutilescens Kauffman (1925) | |
Agaricus subrutilescens | |
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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 edible but not recommended |
Agaricus subrutilescens, also known as the wine-colored agaricus, is a mushroom of the genus Agaricus.
Description
Agaricus subrutilescens has a cap that is 5–15 cm (2–6 in) across, dry, and has many wine to brown colored fibrils, especially near the center.[3] The gills are close and white at first, turning pinkish and then dark brown in age.[4] The stalk has a skirt-like ring and is 4 to 20 cm (1+5⁄8 to 7+7⁄8 in) long, 1–3 cm (3⁄8–1+1⁄8 in) thick, white, and covered with soft woolly scales below the ring.[3] The flesh is white and does not stain, and the odor and taste are mild.[3]
The purplish fibrous cap and shaggy white stem differentiate this mushroom from others which resemble it. Similar species include Agaricus hondensis and A. moelleri.[3]