Volvariella hypopithys (Fr.) Shaffer
(a rosegill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVolvariella hypopithys (a 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 hypopithys (a rosegill) :
1: Volvariella hypopithys (a rosegill)
5 Sep 2006 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Single toadstool growing in mashed tree debris at roadside under Beech . Photos: Toadstool, microscopy
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - in situ - close-upImage 3: Fruitbody - in situ - close-up (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - in situ - close-up (3)Image 5: Fruitbody - lain down showing gills - close-upImage 6: Fruitbody - LSImage 7: Gills and upper stipe - close-upImage 8: Gills - close-upImage 9: Volva - lain down - close-up - enlargedImage 10: Cheilocystidia in gills edge - magnifiedImage 11: Cheilocystidia in gills edge - magnified (2)Image 12: Cheilocystidia in gills edge - magnified (3)Image 13: Spores - magnifiedImage 14: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 15: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 16: Spores - highly magnified (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2012 Readers’ Finds Field Mycology Vol 13 (2): 63-66.

Volvariella hypopithys (a 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 hypopithys (a rosegill)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Volvariella hypopithys (a rosegill)
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