Agaricus amicosus

Agaricus amicosus is a mushroom in the family Agaricaceae, found in high-elevation forests in the Rocky Mountains, and is particularly common in the Colorado Rockies. It occurs in deep leaf litter under spruce and fir and fruits from late summer to early fall. It is considered a choice edible species.

Agaricus amicosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Agaricaceae
Genus:	Agaricus
Species:	A. amicosus
Binomial name
Agaricus amicosus Kerrigan (1989)

Agaricus amicosus Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex or flat
	Hymenium is free
	Stipe has a ring
	Spore print is brown
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is choice

See also

• List of Agaricus species

References

• Kerrigan RW. (1989). Studies in Agaricus IV: New species from Colorado. Mycotaxon 34:119-128. (pp. 120, 121, 122, 123, 124)
• Kerrigan RW. (2016). Agaricus of North America. New York Botanical Garden.

External links

• Agaricus amicosus in MycoBank.
• Agaricus amicosus in Index Fungorum
• Agaricus amicosus at MyCoPortal
• Agaricus amicosus at mushroomobserver.org
• Agaricus amicosus at mushroomexpert.com