AGARICACEAE Chevall.
(mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)

AGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

AGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Genus 39 subtaxa 88 trophisms 43 references
Species 5 references
Genus 1 subtaxa 3 trophisms
Species 6 trophisms 15 references
Genus 2 subtaxa 1 trophisms 3 references
Species 1 trophisms 2 references
Species 3 trophisms 2 references
Genus 5 subtaxa 5 trophisms 8 references
Genus 8 subtaxa 10 trophisms 17 references
Species 6 trophisms
Genus 3 subtaxa 14 trophisms 4 references
Genus 5 subtaxa 12 trophisms 3 references
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Species 2 trophisms
Genus 7 subtaxa 24 trophisms 5 references
Genus 8 subtaxa 32 trophisms 3 references
Genus 35 subtaxa 76 trophisms 25 references
Genus 25 subtaxa 57 trophisms 31 references
Genus 7 subtaxa 17 trophisms 6 references
Genus 15 subtaxa 29 trophisms 11 references
Genus 7 subtaxa 11 trophisms 5 references
Genus 2 subtaxa 11 trophisms 2 references
Species 2 references
Genus 4 subtaxa 18 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Species 3 references
Species 1 references
Genus 3 subtaxa 6 trophisms 7 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for AGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Bon, M. 1995 Les Lepiotes Documents Mycologiques - Flore Mycologique d'Europe, 3, 141 plus platespp, Marcel Bon
Bon, M 1981 Clé Monographique des "Lepiotes" D’Europe Documents Mycologiques
Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F. 1995 Agarics, 2nd part Fungi of Switzerland, Vol 4, 368pp, Mykologia, Lucerne
Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F. 1995 Agarics, 2nd part Fungi of Switzerland, Vol 4, 368pp, Mykologia, Lucerne
Brodie, H.J. 1975 The Birds Nest Fungi xv + 199pp, University of Toronto Press
Candusso, M. & Lanzoni, G. 1990 Lepiota s.l. Fungi Europaei, Vol 4, 743pp, Biella Giovanna
Kühner, R. & Romagnesi, H. 1956 Compléments a la "Flore analytique" VII: Espéces nouvelles, critiques ou rares de Naucoriacées, Copriniacées et Lepiotacées Bull. Soc. des Natur. d’Oyonnax No 10 Mémoires hors série.
Kühner, R. & Romagnesi, H. 1956 Compléments a la "Flore analytique" VII: Espéces nouvelles, critiques ou rares de Naucoriacées, Copriniacées et Lepiotacées Bull. Soc. des Natur. d’Oyonnax No 10 Mémoires hors série.
Nauta, M.M. Allopsalliota Nauta & Bas Vellinga, E.C. Agaricaceae (Fr.) Cohn (Key to genera), 2pp, Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 5
Noordeloos, M.E., Kuyper, T.W. & Vellinga, E.C. 2005 Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 6 Flora Agaricina Neerlandica, 6, A. A. Balkema
Noordeloos, M.E., Kuyper, Th.W., Vellinga, E.C. 2001 Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 5 Flora Agaricina Neerlandica, 5, 169pp, A. A. Balkema
() Pegler, D.N., Laessoe, T. & Spooner, B.M. 1995 British Puffballs, Earthstars & Stinkhorns 255pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Vellinga, E.C. Agaricaceae (Fr.) Cohn (Key to genera) Vellinga, E.C. Agaricaceae (Fr.) Cohn (Key to genera), 2pp, Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 5

Dung Fungi

() Richardson, M.J. & Watling, R. 1997 Keys to Fungi on Dung 2 edition, 68pp, British Mycological Society

AGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2001 Update on Roger Phillips’ Mushrooms and other fungi of Gt. Britain & Europe, part 2: white and pink-spored agarics Field Mycology Vol 2 (4): 126-131.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to AGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 1,781 images of AGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)

Most can be dried in the normal way, but species which autodigest too quickly can be placed in the air stream from a fan heater for fast, effective results.

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