Volvariella surrecta
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Volvariella surrecta, commonly known as the piggyback rosegill, is an agaric fungus in the family Pluteaceae. Although rare, the species is widely distributed, having been reported from Asia, North America, Northern Africa, Europe, and New Zealand. The fungus grows as a parasite on the fruit bodies of other gilled mushrooms, usually Clitocybe nebularis. V. surrecta mushrooms have white or greyish silky-hairy caps up to 8 cm (3.1 in) in diameter, and white gills that turns pink in maturity. The stipe, also white, is up to 9 cm (3.5 in) long, and has a sack-like volva at its base.
Quick Facts Volvariella surrecta, Scientific classification ...
Volvariella surrecta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Pluteaceae |
Genus: | Volvariella |
Species: | V. surrecta |
Binomial name | |
Volvariella surrecta | |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Quick Facts Volvariella surrectaMycological characteristics ...
Volvariella surrecta | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is convex or flat | |
Hymenium is free | |
Stipe has a volva | |
Spore print is pinkish-brown | |
Ecology is parasitic | |
Edibility is inedible |
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