Inky Mushroom

Agaricus placomyces Peck

A species in the family Agaricaceae, order Agaricales. Recorded under 2 common names across 2 languages.

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Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agaricaceae
Genus: Agaricus

What it is called

English: Inky Mushroom
Spanish: agárico de escamasises

Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

Agaricus praeclaresquamosa var. terricolor (F.H.Møller) Bon & Cappelli
Agaricus xanthodermus var. terricolor (F.H.Moller) F.H.Moller
Fungus placomyces (Peck) Kuntze
Psalliota placomyces (Peck) Lloyd

Others in Agaricus

Agaricus abramsii Agaricus abruptibulbus Agaricus adnatus Agaricus aesculi Agaricus aestivus Agaricus agrestis Agaricus agrinferus Agaricus agrocyboides Agaricus alabamensis Agaricus alachuanus Agaricus albiceps Agaricus albidoperonatus

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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