AGARICACEAE Chevall.
(mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
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No of
ID refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Genus 25 subtaxa 487 images 34 ident. refs
Species 5 ident. refs
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Genus 1 subtaxa 10 images
Species 7 ident. refs
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Genus 2 subtaxa 63 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 18 images 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 11 images 2 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Genus 4 subtaxa 12 images 6 ident. refs
Cap (Click to open)
Genus 10 subtaxa 67 images 14 ident. refs
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Species 24 images
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Genus 3 subtaxa 49 images 4 ident. refs
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Genus 2 subtaxa 102 images 3 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 7 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 2 images
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Genus 7 subtaxa 69 images 4 ident. refs
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Genus 3 subtaxa 33 images 3 ident. refs
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Genus 24 subtaxa 444 images 20 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Genus 18 subtaxa 54 images 27 ident. refs
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Genus 5 subtaxa 15 images 6 ident. refs
Spores (Click to open)
Genus 10 subtaxa 145 images 10 ident. refs
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Genus 6 subtaxa 114 images 5 ident. refs
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Genus 2 subtaxa 42 images 2 ident. refs
Species 2 ident. refs
Species 3 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
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Genus 2 subtaxa 13 images 5 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bon, M. 1995 Les Lepiotes Documents Mycologiques - Flore Mycologique d'Europe, 3, 141 plus platespp, Marcel Bon
Bon, M 1981 Clé Monographique des "Lepiotes" D’Europe Documents Mycologiques
Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F. 1995 Agarics, 2nd part Fungi of Switzerland, Vol 4, 368pp, Mykologia, Lucerne
Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F. 1995 Agarics, 2nd part Fungi of Switzerland, Vol 4, 368pp, Mykologia, Lucerne
Brodie, H.J. 1975 The Birds Nest Fungi xv + 199pp, University of Toronto Press
Candusso, M. & Lanzoni, G. 1990 Lepiota s.l. Fungi Europaei, Vol 4, 743pp, Biella Giovanna
Kühner, R. & Romagnesi, H. 1956 Compléments a la "Flore analytique" VII: Espéces nouvelles, critiques ou rares de Naucoriacées, Copriniacées et Lepiotacées Bull. Soc. des Natur. d’Oyonnax No 10 Mémoires hors série.
Kühner, R. & Romagnesi, H. 1956 Compléments a la "Flore analytique" VII: Espéces nouvelles, critiques ou rares de Naucoriacées, Copriniacées et Lepiotacées Bull. Soc. des Natur. d’Oyonnax No 10 Mémoires hors série.
Nauta, M.M. Allopsalliota Nauta & Bas Vellinga, E.C. Agaricaceae (Fr.) Cohn (Key to genera), 2pp, Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 5
Noordeloos, M.E., Kuyper, T.W. & Vellinga, E.C. 2005 Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 6 Flora Agaricina Neerlandica, 6, A. A. Balkema
Noordeloos, M.E., Kuyper, Th.W., Vellinga, E.C. 2001 Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 5 Flora Agaricina Neerlandica, 5, 169pp, A. A. Balkema
() Pegler, D.N., Laessoe, T. & Spooner, B.M. 1995 British Puffballs, Earthstars & Stinkhorns 255pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Vellinga, E.C. Agaricaceae (Fr.) Cohn (Key to genera) Vellinga, E.C. Agaricaceae (Fr.) Cohn (Key to genera), 2pp, Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 5

Dung Fungi

() Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R. 1997 Keys to Fungi on Dung 2 edition, 68pp, British Mycological Society

AGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for AGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 437 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for AGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)

Most can be dried in the normal way, but species which autodigest too quickly can be placed in the air stream from a fan heater for fast, effective results.

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