Agaricus moelleri Wasser
(Inky Mushroom)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgaricus moelleri (Inky 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 moelleri (Inky Mushroom) :
1: Agaricus moelleri (Inky Mushroom)
3 Oct 2016 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
4 fruitbodies under Scots Pine, etc
Image 1: Cap centre - LSImage 2: Cap - LS and gillImage 3: Cap - LS and gill (2)Image 4: Fruiitbody - top viewImage 5: Fruitbodies - side and oblique viewImage 6: Fruitbodies - side and oblique view (2)Image 7: Fruitbody - lain down to show stipe and gillsImage 8: Fruitbody - top viewImage 9: LSImage 10: Stipe base - close-up - with bruisingImage 11: Stipe base - close-up - with bruising (2)Image 12: Cap surface - centre - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Cap surface - centre - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 14: Cap surface - towards margin - close-up - enlargedImage 15: Cap surface - towards margin - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 16: Cap surface - towards margin - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 17: Gills - at cap margin - close-up - enlargedImage 18: Gills - at cap margin - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 19: Gills - at cap margin - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 20: Ring - top surface - close-up - enlargedImage 21: Ring - top surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 22: Ring - under surface - close-up - enlargedImage 23: Ring - under surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 24: Ring - under surface - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 25: Spore print - enlarged - white backgroundImage 26: Spore print - enlarged - white background (2)Image 27: Spore print - scraped - enlarged - white backgroundImage 28: Stipe apex and gills - enlargedImage 29: Stipe apex and gills - enlarged (2)Image 30: Stipe apex and gills - enlarged (3)Image 31: Spores - magnified - white backgroundImage 32: Spores - highly magnified - white backgroundImage 33: Spores - highly magnified - white background (2)
2: Agaricus moelleri (Inky Mushroom)
28 Sep 2004 OSGR: SX76 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
2 fruitbodies under Apple tree in grass
Image 1: Cap - in situImage 2: CollectionImage 3: Side view - in situImage 4: Side view showing cap - laid downImage 5: Side view showing gills - laid downImage 6: Spores - magnifiedImage 7: Spores - magnified (2)Image 8: Spores - highly magnified
3: Agaricus moelleri (Inky Mushroom)
7 Oct 2000 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Cedar
Image 1: Cap margin and ring - young - close-upImage 2: Cap surface - close-upImage 3: Cap surface - close-up (2)Image 4: Cap surface - close-up (3)Image 5: Cap surface - close-up (4)Image 6: Cap - young - side viewImage 7: Fruitbody - LSImage 8: Fruitbody - old - LSImage 9: Fruitbody - undersideImage 10: Fruitbody - underside (2)Image 11: Fruitbody - young - LSImage 12: Fruitbody - young - side viewImage 13: In situ - close-upImage 14: In situ - groupImage 15: In situ - top viewImage 16: RingImage 17: Ring - close-upImage 18: Stipe base - close-upImage 19: Cap cuticleImage 20: Cap cuticle (2)Image 21: CheilocystidiaImage 22: Cheilocystidia (2)Image 23: Cheilocystidia in gill edgeImage 24: SporesImage 25: Spores (2)
4: Agaricus moelleri (Inky Mushroom)
16 Oct 1999 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: Fruitbody - side viewImage 3: CapImage 4: Cap surface - close-upImage 5: Fruitbody - LSImage 6: GillsImage 7: Gills (2)Image 8: Gills - close-upImage 9: Ring and upper stipeImage 10: Stipe and gillsImage 11: Stipe and ringImage 12: Cheilocystidia in gill edgeImage 13: SporesImage 14: Spores (2)Image 15: Spores (3)Image 16: Spores (4)
5: Agaricus moelleri (Inky Mushroom)
3 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU78 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
along hedge bottom
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap - LSImage 3: Cap - LS showing gillImage 4: Cap - surface - close-upImage 5: FruitbodiesImage 6: FruitbodyImage 7: Fruitbody - LSImage 8: Fruitbody - youngImage 9: Gill - close-upImage 10: GillsImage 11: Gills - close-upImage 12: Ring - underside as cap opensImage 13: Ring - underside as it splits

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hazlehurst, J.Y., Hodgson, B., Kibby, G., Smith, J. & Strong, R. 2008 Readers’ Finds (Jan 2008) Field Mycology Vol 9 (1): 24-27.
Henrici, A. 2003 Notes and Records (July 2003) Field Mycology Vol 4 (3): 101-103.
Pearson, A.A. 1946 New Records and Observations. III TBMS Vol 29 (4): 191-210, IN1-5.

Agaricus moelleri (Inky Mushroom) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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