Agaricus dulcidulus Schulzer
(Rosy Wood Mushroom)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgaricus dulcidulus (Rosy Wood Mushroom)
GenusAgaricus (true mushrooms)
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)
Records of Agaricus dulcidulus (Rosy Wood Mushroom) :
1: Agaricus dulcidulus (Rosy Wood Mushroom)
17 Oct 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under cherry laurel
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Cap (3)Image 4: Cap - LSImage 5: Cap marginImage 6: Cap -side viewImage 7: FruitbodiesImage 8: Fruitbodies (2)Image 9: FruitbodyImage 10: Fruitbody (2)Image 11: Fruitbody - LSImage 12: GillsImage 13: RingImage 14: Young capImage 15: Young fruitbody
2: Agaricus dulcidulus (Rosy Wood Mushroom)
19 Sep 1984 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Button and toadstoolImage 2: Fruitbody - youngImage 3: In situ - capImage 4: In situ - cap (2)Image 5: In situ - side viewImage 6: In situ - side view (2)Image 7: LS and buttonImage 8: Side viewsImage 9: Side view showing gillsImage 10: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 11: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 12: DescriptionImage 13: Description - contd.

Agaricus dulcidulus (Rosy Wood Mushroom) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Agaricus dulcidulus (Rosy Wood Mushroom)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Agaricus dulcidulus (Rosy Wood Mushroom)

A common, small, yellowing, woodland mushroom, usually with some purplish fibrils on the cap, and an almond smell. It was previously known as Agaricus semotus.

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