Volvariella gloiocephala (DC.) Boekhout & Enderle
(Stubble Rosegill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVolvariella gloiocephala (Stubble Rosegill)
GenusVolvariella (rosegill toadstools)
FamilyPLUTEACEAE (a family of toadstools)
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 Volvariella gloiocephala (Stubble Rosegill) :
1: Volvariella gloiocephala (Stubble Rosegill)
29 May 2004 OSGR: SO71 51° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: West Glos (VC 34) England
Single fruitbody in grass
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Cap - close-up (2)Image 3: GillsImage 4: In situImage 5: In situ - side vieImage 6: Volva - close-upImage 7: Spores - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - magnified (2)Image 9: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 10: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 11: Spores - highly magnified (3)Image 12: Spores - highly magnified (4)
2: Volvariella gloiocephala (Stubble Rosegill)
22 Oct 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in stubble field
Image 1: Cap - in situImage 2: Toadstool - in situImage 3: Toadstool - in situ - side viewImage 4: Toadstool - old - capImage 5: Toadstool - old - in situ - side viewImage 6: Volva - in situ
3: Volvariella gloiocephala (Stubble Rosegill)
17 Oct 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in grassy track
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Cap - oldImage 4: Cap surface - close-upImage 5: Cap undersideImage 6: Fruitbody - oblique viewImage 7: Fruitbody - side viewImage 8: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 9: GillsImage 10: Gills - oldImage 11: Gills - old (2)Image 12: Two capsImage 13: Volva - close-upImage 14: Volva - close-up (2)Image 15: BasidiaImage 16: Basidia (2)Image 17: Basidia (3)Image 18: Basidia (4)Image 19: BasidiosporesImage 20: Basidiospores (2)Image 21: Basidiospores (3)Image 22: Basidiospores (4)Image 23: CheilocystidiaImage 24: Cheilocystidia (2)Image 25: Hyphae of volvaImage 26: Hyphae of volva (2)Image 27: Hyphae of volva (3)Image 28: Pleurocystidia
4: Volvariella gloiocephala (Stubble Rosegill)
10 Oct 1983 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Cap - top viewImage 2: Fruitbody - side view - base exposedImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain downImage 4: Fruitbody - young - side view - in situImage 5: Fruitbody - young - side view showing volva - lain downImage 6: Gills and stipe apex - close-upImage 7: Stipe base and volva - close-upImage 8: Stipe base and volva - close-up (2)Image 9: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 10: Hyphae from cap gluten - magnifiedImage 11: Pleurocystidia - magnifiedImage 12: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 13: DescriptionImage 14: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W. 1998 Profiles of Fungi No. 96: Volvariella gloiocephala (DC:Fr.) Boekhout & Enderle Mycologist Vol 12 (3): 133.
Shaw, P.J.A. & Kibby, G. 2001 Aliens in the flowerbeds - the fungal biodiveristy of ornamental woodchips Field Mycology Vol 2 (1): 6-11.

Volvariella gloiocephala (Stubble Rosegill) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Volvariella gloiocephala (Stubble Rosegill)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Volvariella gloiocephala (Stubble Rosegill)

A large toadstool of fields and gardens which is very common in some years. It is found on soil rich in humus, amongst decaying vegetable refuse or in grass, especially where dung has lain.

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