Agaricus xanthodermus Genev.
(Yellow Stainer)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgaricus xanthodermus (Yellow Stainer)
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 xanthodermus (Yellow Stainer) :
1: Agaricus xanthodermus (Yellow Stainer)
8 Nov 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Cap surfaceImage 4: Cap surface - close-upImage 5: FruitbodyImage 6: Fruitbody (2)Image 7: Fruitbody - LS showing colour change at base of stipeImage 8: Underside of capImage 9: Underside of cap showing gills- close-up
2: Agaricus xanthodermus (Yellow Stainer)
7 Oct 1981 OSGR: SU39 51° 40’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbodies - in situ and showing gills, stipe and ringImage 3: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - side view - lain downImage 5: Fruitbody - side view showing gills, stipe and ring - lain downImage 6: Fruitbody - young - side view showing stipe and ring - lain downImage 7: Gills and ring - close-upImage 8: Gills, stipe apex and ring -close-upImage 9: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 10: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 11: DescriptionImage 12: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Brown, T. 2004 Mushrooming Again Field Mycology Vol 5 (4): 113-115.
Brown, T. 2004 Mushrooming Again Field Mycology Vol 5 (4): 113-115.
Henrici, A. 2003 Notes and Records (July 2003) Field Mycology Vol 4 (3): 101-103.
Kibby, G. 2013 Fungal portraits, No. 55: Agaricus xanthodermus Field Mycology Vol 14 (3): 75-76, rear cover.
Pearson, A.A. 1946 New Records and Observations. III TBMS Vol 29 (4): 191-210, IN1-5.
Pearson, A.A. 1946 New Records and Observations. III TBMS Vol 29 (4): 191-210, IN1-5.

Agaricus xanthodermus (Yellow Stainer) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Agaricus xanthodermus (Yellow Stainer)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Agaricus xanthodermus (Yellow Stainer)

Vulnerable

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