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Volvariella volvacea

Volvariella volvacea (Bull.) Singer

A species in the family Pluteaceae, order Agaricales. Recorded under 1 common name across 1 language.

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Classification
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Pluteaceae
Genus
Volvariella
What it is called
Dutch
Tropische beurszwam
Also known as

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

  • Agaricus rhodomelas Lasch
  • Agaricus volvaceus Bull.
  • Agaricus volvaceus var. minor Bull.
  • Agaricus volvaceus var. rhodomelas (Lasch) Fr.
  • Amanita virgata (Pers.) Pers.
  • Locellina hiatuloides Pat., 1889
  • Vaginata virgata (Pers.) Gray
  • Volvaria rhodomelaena (Lasch) P.Kumm.
  • Volvaria virgata (Pers.) Quél.
  • Volvaria virgata var. fennica P.Karst.
  • Volvaria volvacea (Bull.) P.Kumm.
  • Volvaria volvacea var. edulis Overeem
  • Volvaria volvacea var. fennica (P.Karst.) Sacc.
  • Volvariopsis volvacea (Bull.) Murrill

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

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