Agaricus campestris var. floccipes (F.H. Møller) Pilát 1951

Details

Name scientific

Agaricus campestris var. floccipes (F.H. Møller) Pilát 1951

Preferred name

Agaricus moellerianus Bon 1985

Taxonomy reference

Sanchez, L.A.P. 2008: Agaricus, Allopsalliota, Tribu Agariceae Part 1. 2 edition. Fungi Europaei. 1. 823 p.

Nomenclature

Authors

(F.H. Møller) Pilát

Original authors

F.H. Møller

Combination authors

Pilát

Publication place

Pilát, A. 1951: České druhy žampionů (Agaricus). The Bohemian species of the genus Agaricus. Sborník Národního Musea v Praze, Řada B, Přírodní Vĕdy. 7.

Year published

1951

Publication page

Orthography

as 'campester'

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Psalliota campestris var. floccipes F.H. Møller 1950

Taxonomic rank

var.

Canonical form

Agaricus campestris var. floccipes

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Basidiomycota

Class

Agaricomycetes

Order

Agaricales

Family

Agaricaceae

Genus

Agaricus

Species

campestris

Descriptions

Mitchell, A.D.; Walter, M. 1999: Species of Agaricus occurring in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 37(4): 715-725.

Agaricus campestris var. floccipes (F.H. Møller) Pilát 1951

Collections Examined

CANTERBURY: Halswell, SE of Sabys Rd, NZMS 260 M36/74-34-, PDD 68570, 68571.

Description

Pileus 20-50 mm diam., medium thickness, fleshy, spherical when young, then convex, often centrally depressed, surface scaly in centre, streaked towards the margin, white (N9.5) when young, later moderate yellow-orange (10YR 8/10-7/10). Stipe 15-30 x 10-15 mm, very pointed sometimes twisted base, cream-buff below annulus (2.5Y 9/2), bruising yellow (10YR 8/10). Annulus thin, pendant, often flocculose. Flesh becoming pale brown (5YR 6/4-5/6) upon cutting or bruising. Basidia 2-4-spored, 17-35 x 6-9 µm, clavate, sterigmata 3-5(-10) µm. Basidiospore size (6.7-)8.2(-9.3) x (5.1-)5.8(-6.5) µm, elongation (1.2-) 1.4(-1.6) µm, ellipsoid.

Distribution

NEW ZEALAND Canterbury.

Habitat

Common in rings in lawn or pasture. Good edible quality.