Agaricus flocculosipes – an edible species of the arvensis clade – updated!
I would have sworn this mushroom was Agaricus augustus and it seemed to have many of its macroscopic characteristics. So I was very surprised to … Read more
Agaricus Species
Agaricus bitorquis – the pavement mushroom
Agaricus bitorquis Often called the pavement mushroom or the conifer agaricus, this mushroom is actually quite closely related to your standard, typical supermarket button mushroom. … Read more
Agaricus subrufescens – a common almond-smelling species
While there are a number of almond / marzipan smelling Agaricus in southern Australia, two separate collections from South Eastern Queensland and Adelaide turned out … Read more
Agaricus ‘marzipan’ – the almondy agaricus (JF495057) – updated!
A superb mushroom with a strong scent of almonds, this mushroom was initially collected wild in a secluded location in the Dandenong Ranges – resembling … Read more
Agaricus ‘Vic Red Stainer’
One of the most interesting local Agaricus is the Victorian brown-capped red stainer. The most common variant is a dense, thickly scaled Agaricus species with … Read more
Agaricus augustus
For quite a while Ive been puzzled by online and guidebook descriptions and observations of Agaricus augustus in southern Australia and particularly in Victoria. Nearly … Read more